Doctor, how long?

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Da Costa Miranda, V ^a   De Souza Fede, A B ^a   Martins, F D ^a   De MagalhaEs, N P ^a   De Lazzari Schaffhausser, H ^a   Riechelmann, R P ^a   Giglio, A D ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deep sedation; Medical oncology; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; TERMINAL CARE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650324700     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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