Delirium in patients with cancer at the end of life

Cancer Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 172-177

  Cobb, Janet L ^a   Glantz, Michael J ^b   Nicholas, Patrice K ^c   Martin, Edward W ^d   Paul Simon, Alexandra ^c   Cole, Bernard F ^e   Corless, Inge B ^c  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^d Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Cancer; Delirium; End of life care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER; CANCER STAGING; DELIRIUM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIRIUM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW ENGLAND; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033929628     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.2000.84006.x     Document Type: Article

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