Palliative and shared care concepts in patients with advanced colorectal cancer

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Aggarwal, Ghauri ^a   Glare, Paul ^b   Clarke, Stephen ^c   Chapuis, Pierre H ^c  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Colorectal cancer; Palliative care; Shared care; Symptom control

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DEATH; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ANOREXIA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOMITING;

EID: 33644843776     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03675.x     Document Type: Review

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