Late referral to palliative care services in Korea

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 692-699

  Baek, Young Ji ^a   Shin, Dong Wook ^b   Choi, Jin Young ^a   Kang, Jina ^a   Mo, Ha Na ^a   Kim, Yang Hyeok ^a   Kim, Sohee ^a   Jung, Kyu Won ^a   Joo, Jisoo ^c   Park, Eun Cheol ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; Length of stay; palliative care; referral; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSTATE CANCER; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELIGION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953869323     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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