Quality indicators for care of cancer patients in their last days of life: Literature update and experts' evaluation

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-316

  Raijmakers, Natasja ^a   Galushko, Maren ^b   Domeisen, Franzisca ^c   Beccaro, Monica ^d   Lundh Hagelin, Carina ^e,f   Lindqvist, Olav ^f,g,h   Popa Velea, Ovidiu ^b,i   Romotzky, Vanessa ^b   Schuler, Stefanie ^c   Ellershaw, John ^j   Ostgathe, Christoph ^k  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e University College   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation's Research and Development Unit in Palliative Care   (Sweden)

^h UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DEATH; FAMILY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TERMINAL CARE;

EUROPE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84858123371     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0393     Document Type: Article

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