Palliative care in haematology

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 589-590

  Joske, D ^a   McGrath, P ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; EDITORIAL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 34547918823     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01438.x     Document Type: Editorial

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