What Is Palliative Care Performed in Certified Palliative Care Units in Japan?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 380-382

  Matsuda, Yosuke ^a   Takamiya, Yusuke ^b   Morita, Tatsuya ^c  

^a SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ASCITES; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 33646582998     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.12.016     Document Type: Letter

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