Clarifying the term 'palliative' in clinical oncology

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-271

  Van Kleffens, T ^a   Van Baarsen, B ^a   Hoekman, K ^a   Van Leeuwen, E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical oncology; Palliative care; Palliative treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 3042651001     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2004.00481.x     Document Type: Review

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