Multidisciplinary symptom control clinic in a cancer center: A retrospective study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 162-168

  Bruera, E ^a   Michaud, M ^b   Vigano, A ^b   Neumann, C M ^b   Watanabe, S ^b   Hanson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN CLINICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 0035031573     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200000172     Document Type: Article

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