Differences in attitudes and beliefs toward end-of-life care between hematologic and solid tumor oncology specialists

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1440-1446

  Hui, David ^a   Bansal, S ^a   Park, M ^a   Reddy, A ^a   Cortes, J ^a   Fossella, F ^a   Bruera, E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Decision making; End of life care; Hematologic neoplasms; Palliative care; Quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECIALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

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

EID: 84940653316     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv028     Document Type: Article

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