Palliative care: Earlier is better

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 695-698

  Rowland, Kate ^a   Schumann, Sarah Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78650654479     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: 15337294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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