Recent advances in the palliative management of respiratory symptoms in advanced-stage oncology patients

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-151

  Haas, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central airway obstruction; Malignant pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

COUGH; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 34248574132     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909107300550     Document Type: Article

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