European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , February 2009

To be involved or not: Factors that influence nurses' involvement in providing treatment decisional support in advanced cancer

  • Christine Barthow

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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  • Cheryle Moss

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Victoria 3800, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9904 4639; fax: + 61 3 99044655.
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  • Eileen McKinlay

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, PO Box 7343, Wellington 6242, New Zealand
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  • Leslie McCullough

      Affiliations

    • Wellington Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Private Bag 7902, Wellington South, Wellington 6242, New Zealand
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  • Debbie Wise

      Affiliations

    • Mary Potter Hospice, PO Box 7442, Wellington South, Wellington 6242, New Zealand
    • Present address: Community Health, Hutt Valley DHB, Private Bag 31907, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.09.004

European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , February 2009

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