Use of family proxies in quality of life research for cancer patients at the end of life: A literature review

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 1086-1104

  Tang, Siew Tzuh ^a   McCorkle, Ruth ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Family; Proxies; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CUSTODY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL TRIALS; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROXY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036417908     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CNV-120005928     Document Type: Review

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