Ethical issues in neuro-oncology

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-226

  Newton, Herbert B ^a   Malkin, Mark G ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Ethics; Hospice; Neuro oncology; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030827853     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040932     Document Type: Review

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