Inpatient hospitalization of oncology patients: Are we missing an opportunity for end-of-life care?

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-54

  Rocque, Gabrielle B ^a   Barnett, Anne E ^b   Illig, Lisa C ^b   Eickhoff, Jens C ^b   Bailey, Howard H ^b   Campbell, Toby C ^b   Stewart, James A ^b   Cleary, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b not available

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84877764356     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2012.000698     Document Type: Article

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