Past, present, and future of palliative care in Japan

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-21

  Tsuneto, Satoru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Home care; Palliative care; Palliative care teams; Palliative care units; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; JAPAN; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84871756521     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hys188     Document Type: Article

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