Practical guidelines for developing new palliative care services: Resource management

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages 70-75

  Smith, T J ^a   Coyne, P J ^b   Cassel, J B ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical and financial case; Medical record; Palliative care; Screening tools

Indexed keywords

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861746997     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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