A review of quality of care evaluation for the palliation of dyspnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 534-538

  Mularski, Richard A ^a   Campbell, Margaret L ^b   Asch, Steven M ^c   Reeve, Bryce B ^d   Basch, Ethan ^e   Maxwell, Terri L ^f   Hoverman, J Russell ^g   Cuny, Joanne ^h   Clauser, Steve B ^d   Snyder, Claire ⁱ   Seow, Hsien ^j   Wu, Albert W ^k   Dy, Sydney ⁱ  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f excelleRx Inc   (United States)

^g TEXAS ONCOLOGY   (United States)

^h University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

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Author keywords

Assessment; Dyspnea; Quality indicators, health care; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DYSPNEA; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARD; THORACOCENTESIS;

DYSPNEA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77749324395     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200903-0462PP     Document Type: Review

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