End-of-life characteristics and palliative care provision for elderly patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 111-116

  Cheng, Hon Wai Benjamin ^a,b   Li, Cho Wing ^a   Chan, Kwok Ying ^a   Au, Ho Yan ^b   Chan, Pan Fong ^a   Sin, Yim Ching ^a   Szeto, Yan ^a   Sham, Mau Kwong ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

AML; Elderly; End of life; Hematology; Leukemia; Palliative

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; CYTARABINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; AGING; HONG KONG; HOSPICE CARE; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HONG KONG; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84919952600     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2333-x     Document Type: Article

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