Outcome of malignant spinal cord compression at a cancer center: Implications for palliative care services

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 257-264

  Cowap, Jane ^a   Hardy, Janet R ^a   A'Hern, Roger ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional assessment; Palliative care; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERFORMANCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034011667     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00110-X     Document Type: Article

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