Hoping for the best while preparing for the worst: A literature review of the role of hope in palliative cancer patients

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 168-174

  Feuz, Carina ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865460462     PISSN: 19398654     EISSN: 18767982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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