Recognizing palliative medicine as a subspecialty: What does it mean for oncology?

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-174

  von Gunten, Charles F ^a,b,d   Lupu, Dale ^c  

^a San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Center for Palliative Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOCUSATE SODIUM; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344621198     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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