Managing patients with advanced cancer: The benefits of early referral for palliative care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 107-108

  Haines, Ian E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 79951893875     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04189.x     Document Type: Editorial

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