Defaulting oncology patient in a multispecialty state-run hospital in India

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-62

  Gupta, Deepak ^a   Bhatnagar, Sushma ^a   Mishra, Seema ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Case management; Defaulting patients; Treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33947246764     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909106295289     Document Type: Article

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