Reduced utilisation of specialist care among elderly cancer patients: A randomised study of a primary healthcare intervention

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 2161-2168

  Johansson, B ^a   Holmberg, L ^b   Berglund, G ^a   Brandberg, Y ^c   Hellbom, M ^a   Persson, C ^a   Glimelius, B ^b   Sjoden P O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Hospitalisation; Neoplasms; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034773408     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00278-7     Document Type: Article

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