Palliative care at the National Cancer Institute of Milan

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 141-147

  De Conno, Franco ^a   Ripamonti, Carla ^a   Caraceni, Augusto ^a   Saita, Luigi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHING;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; ITALY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PAIN CLINICS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0035034250     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200000219     Document Type: Review

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