Availability and integration of palliative care at US cancer centers

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1054-1061

  Hui, David ^a   Elsayem, Ahmed ^a   De La Cruz, Maxine ^a   Berger, Ann ^b   Zhukovsky, Donna S ^a   Palla, Shana ^a   Evans, Avery ^a   Fadul, Nada ^a   Palmer, J Lynn ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949511388     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.258     Document Type: Article

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