Can a good death and quality of life be achieved for patients with terminal cancer in a palliative care unit?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1433-1438

  Leung, Kai Kuen ^a   Tsai, Jaw Shiun ^a   Cheng, Shao Yi ^a   Liu, Wen Jing ^a   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^a   Wu, Chih Hsun ^b,c   Chen, Ching Yu ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78650384597     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0240     Document Type: Article

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