Working with a palliative care team

Cancer Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 488-492

  Wiebe, Lauren A ^a   Von Roenn, Jamie H ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bereavement; comprehensive cancer care; early clinical trials; end of life care; hospice; integrated model; interdisciplinary; multidisciplinary; Oncologist; palliative care; phase I; team

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 77958139818     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3181f28ae6     Document Type: Review

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