Access to palliative care among patients treated at a comprehensive cancer center

Oncologist

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1574-1580

  Hui, David ^a   Kim, Sun Hyun ^a,b   Kwon, Jung Hye ^a,c   Tanco, Kimberson Cochien ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Kang, Jung Hun ^a,d   Rhondali, Wadih ^a   Chisholm, Gary ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

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

^b Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health services; Neoplasms; Palliative care; Quality of health care; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DEATH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871578215     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0192     Document Type: Article

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