Impact of palliative care consultative service on disease awareness for patients with terminal cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1973-1981

  Chou, Wen Chi ^a   Hung, Yu Shin ^a   Kao, Chen Yi ^a   Su, Po Jung ^a   Hsieh, Chia Hsun ^a   Chen, Jen Shi ^a   Liau, Chi Ting ^a   Lin, Yung Chang ^a   Liaw, Chuang Chi ^a   Wang, Hung Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consultative service; Disease awareness; Palliative care; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COLON CANCER; DISEASE AWARENESS; DIVORCED PERSON; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; TAIWAN; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878723697     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1733-7     Document Type: Article

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