Learning effects of a workshop in palliative cancer care for general practitioners

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-22

  Schuit, Karel W ^a   Bender, Wim ^b   Meijler, Willem J ^a   Otter, Reneé ^a   Meyboom Dejong, Betty ^b   Sleijfer, Dirk T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAXATIVE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; VOMITING;

EID: 0032903401     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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