Palliation as a core surgical principle: Part 1

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-160

  McCahill, Laurence E ^a   Dunn, Geoffrey P ^b,f   Mosenthal, Anne C ^c   Milch, Robert A ^d   Krouse, Robert S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Center for Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; SCOPOLAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ANALGESIA; BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON RESECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOMITING;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042662415     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.04.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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