Radiation oncology quality: Aggressiveness of cancer care near the end of life

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-202

  Toole, Michael ^a   Lutz, Stephen ^b   Johnstone, Peter A S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Blanchard Valley Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; end of life care; morbidity; mortality; radiation oncology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84926231912     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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