How well is palliative care integrated into cancer care? A MASCC, ESMO, and EAPC Project

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2677-2685

  Davis, Mellar P ^a   Strasser, Florian ^b   Cherny, Nathan ^c  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Integration; Oncology; Palliative; Service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CANCER CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA; HOSPICE CARE; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84938418944     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2630-z     Document Type: Article

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