Advance care planning in advanced cancer: Can it be achieved? An exploratory randomized patient preference trial of a care planning discussion

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-13

  Jones, Louise ^a   Harrington, Jane ^a   Barlow, Cate A ^a   Tookman, Adrian ^a   Drake, Robyn ^a   Barnes, Kelly ^a   King, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directives; End of life; Future care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79960608161     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951510000490     Document Type: Article

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