Treatment choices in advanced cancer: Issues and perspectives

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-39

  Redmond, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Chemotherapy; Palliative care; Quality of life; Treatment decisions

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032009840     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1998.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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