End-of-life care of women with gynecologic malignancies; A pilot study

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 546-552

  Nevadunsky, Nicole S ^a   Spoozak, Lori ^a   Gordon, Sharon ^a   Rivera, Enid ^a   Harris, Kimala ^a   Goldberg, Gary L ^a  

^a Division of Gynecologic Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Death and dying; Gynecologic malignancies; Hospice; Palliative medicine; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84876252296     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e3182842efa     Document Type: Article

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