Perceptions of palliative care among hematologic malignancy specialists: A mixed-methods study

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages e230-e238

  LeBlanc, Thomas W ^a   O'Donnell, Jonathan D ^a   Crowley Matoka, Megan ^a   Rabow, Michael W ^a   Smith, Cardinale B ^a   White, Douglas B ^a   Tiver, Greer A ^a   Arnold, Robert M ^a   Schenker, Yael ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; REIMBURSEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONCOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIALIZATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SPECIALIZATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84925292560     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2014.001859     Document Type: Article

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