Time to define high-quality palliative care in oncology

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 3047-3048

  Kassam, Alisha ^a   Wolfe, Joanne ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LETTER; ONCOLOGIST; ONCOLOGY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84887245231     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.50.7178     Document Type: Letter

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