Associations between end-of-life discussion characteristics and care received near death: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 35, 2012, Pages 4387-4395

  Mack, Jennifer W ^a,b   Cronin, Angel ^a   Keating, Nancy L ^c,d   Taback, Nathan ^a   Huskamp, Haiden A ^c   Malin, Jennifer L ^e   Earle, Craig C ^f   Weeks, Jane C ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870732706     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.43.6055     Document Type: Article

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