Palliative sedation in advanced cancer patients: Does it shorten survival time? - A systematic review

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-47

  Barathi, B ^a   Chandra, Prabha ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Intractable symptoms; Palliative sedation; Survival time; Terminally ill

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877154968     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: 19983735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.110236     Document Type: Review

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