Follow-up study of survival of patients with advanced cancer in a hospice setting

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3357-3360

  Wang, Yu Mei ^a   Guo, Hai Qiang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Pain; Survival analysis; Survival time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873589449     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.7.3357     Document Type: Article

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