Palliative care units: The best option for the most distressed

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1601-

  Bruera, Eduardo ^a   Hui, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80053343294     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.415     Document Type: Letter

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