Clinical trial of a supportive care team for patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 775-784

  Daly, Barbara J ^a   Douglas, Sara L ^a   Gunzler, Douglas ^a   Lipson, Amy R ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aggressiveness of care index; palliative care in cancer; Supportive cancer care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUAL CARE; SYMPTOM;

AGGRESSIVENESS OF CARE INDEX; PALLIATIVE CARE IN CANCER; SUPPORTIVE CANCER CARE;

FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OHIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888640807     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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