Palliative care of patients with a primary malignant brain tumour: Case review of service use and support provided

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 545-550

  Faithfull, Sara ^a   Cook, Karen ^b   Lucas, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant glioma; Respite care; Specialist palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMIPARESIS; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NURSING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SIBLING; SOCIAL WORK; SYMPTOM; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESPITE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27844582897     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1068oa     Document Type: Review

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