Developing a service model that integrates palliative care throughout cancer care: The time is now

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 29, 2014, Pages 3330-3336

  Partridge, Ann H ^a   Seah, Davinia S E ^a   King, Tari ^b   Leighl, Natasha B ^c   Hauke, Ralph ^d   Wollins, Dana S ^e   Von Roenn, Jamie Hayden ^f  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Nebraska Cancer Specialists   (United States)

^e AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST CONTROL; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; SATISFACTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASMS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STANDARD OF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907567319     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.8149     Document Type: Article

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