A Comparison of Cancer and Noncancer Patients Who Receive Palliative Care Consultation Services

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 558-565

  Hung, Yu Shin ^a   Chang, Hung ^a   Wu, Wei Shan ^b   Chen, Jen Shi ^a   Chou, Wen Chi ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SAINT PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cancer; diagnosis awareness; do not resuscitation; noncancer disease; palliative care consultation service; prognosis awareness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS AWARENESS; DO NOT RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NONCANCER DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATION SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS AWARENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

CANCER; DIAGNOSIS AWARENESS; DO NOT RESUSCITATION; NONCANCER DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATION SERVICE; PROGNOSIS AWARENESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84878708662     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112461842     Document Type: Article

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