The impact of palliative care consultation on symptom assessment, communication needs, and palliative interventions in pediatric patients with cancer

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-349

  Zhukovsky, Donna S ^a   Herzog, Cynthia E ^a   Kaur, Guddi ^a,b   Palmer, J Lynn ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63449095303     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0152     Document Type: Article

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