Mainstreaming palliative care for cancer patients in the acute hospital setting

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-212

  Llamas, K J ^a,c   Pickhaver, A M ^b   Piller, N B ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Flinders Univ of South Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hospital; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; COMMUNITY; DEATH; DYING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0035000134     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921601678576194     Document Type: Article

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