Palliative care across the continuum of cancer care

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-487

  Sanft, Tara B ^a   Von Roenn, Jamie H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SPIRITUAL CARE;

EID: 65449169294     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2009.0033     Document Type: Article

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