Prospective study of symptom control in 133 cases of palliative care inpatients in Shatin Hospital

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 335-340

  Lo, Raymond S K ^a   Ding, A ^b   Chung, T K ^b   Woo, J ^b  

^a SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Neoplasms; Palliative care; Quality assurance (health care); Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032812657     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921699677451150     Document Type: Article

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