A good death for cancer patients: Still a dream?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 733-734

  Aitini, Enrico ^a   Cetto, G L ^b  

^a Medical Oncology Department   (Italy)

^b Medical Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CIVILIZATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; TIME OF DEATH;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33646185723     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdl061     Document Type: Editorial

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