Palliative care and hematologic oncology: The promise of collaboration

Blood Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 233-239

  Epstein, Andrew S ^a   Goldberg, Gabrielle R ^a   Meier, Diane E ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematology; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Myeloma; Oncology; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868196015     PISSN: 0268960X     EISSN: 15321681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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