Non-invasive ventilation for end-of-life oncology patients

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Azad, Arun ^a   Franco, Michael ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; TERMINAL CARE;

DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84877001216     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70140-2     Document Type: Letter

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