Temporal distribution of deaths in cancer patients admitted to a palliative care unit

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 10-13

  Neumann, Catherine M ^a   Hanson, John ^a   Kuehn, Norma ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a GREY NUNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALBERTA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033191883     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585979901500303     Document Type: Article

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