Hospital stay frequency and duration of patients with advanced cancer diseases - Differences between the most frequent tumour diagnoses: A secondary data analysis

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 172-177

  Schneider, N ^a   Dreier, M ^a   Amelung, V E ^a   Buser, K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Germany; Health services research; Hospitalization; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33947263135     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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