Quality of final care for terminal cancer patients in a comprehensive cancer centre from the point of view of patients' families

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 163-168

  Merrouche, Y ^a   Freyer, G ^a   Saltel, P ^a   Rebattu, P ^a  

^a CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

Family; Palliative care; Questionnaire; Terminal cancer patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; CONSUMER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030148680     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01682335     Document Type: Article

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