European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 1-9 , February 2012

Trajectories of anxiety in oncology patients and family caregivers during and after radiation therapy

  • Laura B. Dunn

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Bradley E. Aouizerat

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Bruce A. Cooper

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Marylin Dodd

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Kathryn Lee

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Claudia West

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Steven M. Paul

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • William Wara

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Patrick Swift

      Affiliations

    • Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center, Berkeley, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Christine Miaskowski

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, 2 Koret Way, Box 0610, San Francisco, CA 94143-0610, USA. Tel.: +1 415 476 9407; fax: +1 415 476 8899.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.01.003

European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 1-9 , February 2012

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