Challenges related to palliative care

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 925-927

  Kaasa, Stein ^a,b   Payne, Sheila ^c   Sjøgren, Per ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE EXTENSION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRESS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 80053276854     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70226-1     Document Type: Letter

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