The surgeon and palliative care

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1257-1263

  Podnos, Yale D ^a   Wagman, Lawrence D ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Palliation; Quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34047235770     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9222-6     Document Type: Review

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