Research into end-of-life cancer care - Investment is needed

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9815, 2012, Pages 519-

  Sleeman, Katherine E ^a   Gomes, Barbara ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84856830972     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60230-X     Document Type: Letter

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