Effects of the hospital-based palliative care team on the care for cancer patients: An evaluation study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 226-235

  Kao, Chi Yin ^a   Hu, Wen Yu ^b   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^c   Chen, Ching Yu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Hospital based palliative care team; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENTS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TAIWAN;

CANCER PATIENTS; HOSPITAL-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM; PALLIATIVE CARE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TAIWAN;

EID: 84891155210     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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