Systematic review of specialist palliative day-care for adults with cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 607-627

  Davies, Elizabeth ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer services; Day care; Hospice day care; Palliative care; Palliative day care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DAY CARE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAY CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 22844441506     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0739-6     Document Type: Review

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