Comprehensive assessment of patients in palliative care: A descriptive study utilizing the INTERMED

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-90

  Mazzocato, Claudia ^a   Stiefel, Friedrich ^a   De Jonge, Peter ^b   Levorato, Alessandro ^a   Ducret, Sophie ^a   Huyse, Frits J ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial model of disease; Cancer; Case complexity; Documentation system; Health service research; Interdisciplinary; INTERMED; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033994948     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(99)00156-6     Document Type: Article

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