Palliative care and oncology: Integration leads to better care

Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Dennis, Kristopher ^a   Librach, S Lawrence ^b   Chow, Edward ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84855573305     PISSN: 08909091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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