A staff dialogue on do not resuscitate orders: Psychosocial issues faced by patients, their families, and caregivers

Oncologist

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 256-262

  O'Shea, Elizabeth M ^a   Penson, Richard T ^a   Stern, Theodore A ^a   Younger, Jerry ^a   Chabner, Bruce A ^a   Lynch Jr , Thomas J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Caregivers; Palliative care; Psychosocial; Resuscitate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL STAFF; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL DISEASE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033023074     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.4-3-256     Document Type: Article

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