Palliative care in the outpatient oncology setting: evaluation of a practical set of referral criteria

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 366-370

  Glare, Paul A ^a   Semple, Deborah ^a   Stabler, Stacy M ^a   Saltz, Leonard B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

EID: 84859463767     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000367     Document Type: Article

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