Clinical response to an outpatient palliative care consultation in patients with advanced cancer and cancer pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-350

  Yennurajalingam, Sriram ^a   Kang, Jung Hun ^a,b   Hui, David ^a   Kang, Duck Hee ^c   Kim, Sun Hyun ^a,d   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cancer pain; interdisciplinary care; pain management; Palliative care; response rate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865675529     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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