Quality of life in palliative care cancer patients: A literature review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1188-1195

  Jocham, Hubert R ^a   Dassen, Theo ^b   Widdershoven, Guy ^c   Halfens, Ruud ^c  

^a Home Care Akademie   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; Nursing research; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33747056249     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01274.x     Document Type: Review

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