Reply to E. Schildmann et al

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 4177-4178

  Maltoni, Marco ^a   Scarpi, Emanuela ^a   Rosati, Marta ^b   Derni, Stefania ^b   Fabbri, Laura ^b   Martini, Francesca ^b   Amadori, Dino ^a   Nanni, Oriana ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DYING; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84869474689     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.44.6914     Document Type: Letter

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