How should we design supportive cancer care? The patient's perspective

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1296-1301

  Casarett, David ^a   Fishman, Jessica ^a   O'Dwyer, Peter J ^a   Barg, Frances K ^a   Naylor, Mary ^a   Asch, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 41649100109     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.12.8371     Document Type: Article

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