Prognostic significance of symptoms of hospitalised advanced cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2510-2516

  Teunissen, Saskia C ^a   Graeff, Alexander de ^a   de Haes, Hanneke C ^b   Voest, Emile E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Estimation of survival; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DYING; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748983191     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.05.025     Document Type: Article

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