Patients' and relatives' perceptions about intravenous and subcutaneous hydration

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 354-358

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a,b   Ferrera, Patrizia ^a   Girelli, Davide ^a   Casuccio, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Hydration; Intravenous; Palliative care; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 27344452851     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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