Conformance with supportive care quality measures is associated with better quality of life in patients with cancer receiving palliative care

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Kamal, Arif H ^a   Bull, Janet ^a   Stinson, Charles S ^a   Blue, Debra L ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84883287744     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2013.000948     Document Type: Article

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