Development of palliative medicine for cancer patients in Japan: From isolated voluntary effort to integrated multidisciplinary network

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 870-875

  Eguchi, Kenji ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Network of home care; Pain control; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; KETAMINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MILNACIPRAN; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OCTREOTIDE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; RADIOISOTOPE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; STRONTIUM 89; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTIPATION; DEVELOPMENT; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUTROPENIA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; FAMILY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRENDS;

FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77956126190     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyq137     Document Type: Review

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