Comorbidities in a cancer patient: Problems in pain management and palliation

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-63

  Das, Subir C ^a   Khurana, Himanshu ^a   Gupta, Deepak ^a   Mishra, Seema ^a   Bhatnagar, Sushma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer patient; Comorbidities; Difficult palliation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 59549107828     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108322297     Document Type: Article

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