Acceptability of early integration of palliative care in patients with incurable lung cancer

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 553-558

  Le, Brian H C ^a   Mileshkin, Linda ^b   Doan, Katie ^a   Saward, Di ^c   Spruyt, Odette ^b   Yoong, Jaclyn ^a   Gunawardana, Dishan ^a   Conron, Matthew ^d   Philip, Jennifer ^d  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Western and Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Services   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONSULTATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOPE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKILL; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LUNG TUMOR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARDS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TIME FACTOR; VICTORIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINALLY ILL; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84900333527     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0473     Document Type: Article

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