Care for imminently dying cancer patients: Family members' experiences and recommendations

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 142-148

  Shinjo, Takuya ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^a   Hirai, Kei ^a   Miyashita, Mitsunori ^a   Sato, Kazuki ^a   Tsuneto, Satoru ^a   Shima, Yasuo ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL STRESS; SPOUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 73949160119     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.2793     Document Type: Article

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