Diabetes Management in Patients Receiving Palliative Care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-286

  Quinn, Karen ^a   Hudson, Peter ^a   Dunning, Trisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; Diabetes; health professionals; palliative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES EDUCATOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 33748133513     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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