Palliative radiation therapy in end-of-life care: Evidence-based utilization

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 166-170

  Fine, Perry G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VistaCare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BONE TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONCOLOGY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BONE NEOPLASMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036584519     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910201900307     Document Type: Article

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