Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Treated at Home and at a Palliative Care Unit

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 379-387

  Leppert, Wojciech ^a   Turska, Anna ^a   Majkowicz, Mikolaj ^b   Dziegielewska, Sylwia ^c   Pankiewicz, Piotr ^b   Mess, Eleonora ^d  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^c Home Hospice for Adults and Children   (Poland)

^d WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

advanced lung cancer; cancer pain; palliative care; quality of life; symptomatic treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84864254563     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111426135     Document Type: Article

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