Characteristics of family conferences in a palliative care unit at a comprehensive cancer center

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1208-1211

  Yennurajalingam, Sriram ^a   Dev, Rony ^a   Lockey, Marlene ^a   Pace, Ellen ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Palmer, J Lynn ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 56749165334     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0150     Document Type: Article

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