Top 10 things palliative care clinicians wished everyone knew about palliative care

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 859-865

  Strand, Jacob J ^a   Kamdar, Mihir M ^b   Carey, Elise C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE VALUE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIFE THREAT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84884619464     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.05.020     Document Type: Review

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