Supportive oncology-palliative care: What's in a name?

Seminars in Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-133

  Levy, Michael H ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; GEMCITABINE;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 16244379807     PISSN: 00937754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2005.02.002     Document Type: Editorial

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