Impact of provider level, training and gender on the utilization of palliative care and hospice in neuro-oncology: A North-American survey

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 337-345

  Walbert, Tobias ^a   Glantz, Michael ^b   Schultz, Lonni ^a   Puduvalli, Vinay K ^c  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Glioblastoma; Glioma; Palliative care; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMFORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEURO-ONCOLOGY; NEUROSURGEON; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE; ONCOLOGIST; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84945587923     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-1973-0     Document Type: Article

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