A Comprehensive Palliative Care Program at a Tertiary Cancer Center in Jordan

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 238-242

  Shamieh, Omar ^a   Hui, David ^b  

^a KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

home care; integration; interdisciplinary team; King Hussein Cancer Center; Middle East; opioids; palliative care; supportive care

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JORDAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JORDAN; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84922704304     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909113513316     Document Type: Article

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