Supportive and palliative care for lung cancer patients

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL.5, 2013, Pages

  Yates, Patsy ^a   Schofield, Penelope ^b,c,d   Zhao, Isabella ^a   Currow, David ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dyspnoea; Lung cancer; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ANXIETY; BREATHING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MENTAL STRESS; OXYGEN THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 84904740309     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.10.05     Document Type: Review

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