Availability and use of palliative care and end-of-life services for pediatric oncology patients

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 4646-4650

  Johnston, Donna L ^a   Nagel, Kim ^b   Friedman, Debra L ^b   Meza, Jane L ^b   Hurwitz, Craig A ^b   Friebert, Sarah ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NORTH AMERICA; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 53749108119     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.1562     Document Type: Article

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