Haematological malignancy: Are patients appropriately referred for specialist palliative and hospice care? A systematic review and meta-analysis of published data

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 630-641

  Howell, Debra A ^a   Shellens, Rhiannon ^a   Roman, Eve ^a   Garry, Anne C ^b   Patmore, Russell ^c   Howard, Martin R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Palliative Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life care; haematological malignancy; hospice; palliative care; transition

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; STAFF; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 80051980128     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310391692     Document Type: Review

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