Joining together to improve outcomes: Integrating specialty palliative care into the care of patients with cancer

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL.4, 2013, Pages

  Vergo, Maxwell T ^a   Cullinan, Amelia M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGIST; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SPECIALTY CANCER PALLIATIVE CARE; STIGMA;

AGED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887243074     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2013.0220     Document Type: Article

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