Classification and staging of terminal cancer patients: Rationale and objectives of a multicentre cohort prospective study and methods used

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-60

  Toscani, Franco ^a  

^a CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ITALY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0029691667     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01769877     Document Type: Article

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