Characteristics, findings, and outcomes of palliative care inpatient consultations at a comprehensive cancer center

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 948-955

  Braiteh, Fadi ^a   El Osta, Badi ^a   Palmer, J Lynn ^a   Reddy, Suresh K ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ENEMA; LAXATIVE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MIOSIS; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 34848833534     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0257     Document Type: Article

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