Evaluating a palliative care case management program for cancer patients: The omega life program

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1314-1318

  Seow, Hsien ^a   Piet, Leslie ^b   Kenworthy, Catherine M ^b   Jones, Sharon ^b   Fagan, Peter J ^b   Morss Dy, Sydney ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149260468     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0140     Document Type: Article

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