Haematology and palliative care: Blood, sweat and tears

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 549-551

  Newton, S ^a  

^a Maitland Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 1642512329     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2003.00499.x     Document Type: Editorial

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