Importance and Timing of End-of-Life Care Discussions Among Gynecologic Oncology Patients

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-67

  Díaz Montes, Teresa P ^a   Johnson, Megan K ^b   Giuntoli, Robert L ^a   Brown, Alaina J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced directives; DNR DNI; end of life care; gynecologic oncology; hospice; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACUITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACUITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84871641145     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112444156     Document Type: Article

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