Respective limits of palliative care and oncology in the supportive care of cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 321-327

  Bruera, Eduardo ^a   Neumann, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; Model; Oncology; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALBERTA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032794811     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050269     Document Type: Review

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