The DOMUS study protocol: A randomized clinical trial of accelerated transition from oncological treatment to specialized palliative care at home

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nordly, Mie ^a,b   Benthien, Kirstine Skov ^a,b   Von Der Maase, Hans ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^a,c   Kruse, Marie ^d   Timm, Helle ^e   Vadstrup, Eva Soelberg ^a   Kurita, Geana Paula ^a   Von Heymann Horan, Annika Berglind ^c   Sjøgren, Per ^a,b  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^d KORA The Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Home care services; Palliative treatment; Patient care; Randomized controlled trial; Specialized palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84908219964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-13-44     Document Type: Article

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