Home care for brain tumor patients

Neuro-Oncology Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-12

  Pace, Andrea ^a   Villani, Veronica ^a   Di Pasquale, Antonella ^a   Benincasa, Dario ^a   Guariglia, Lara ^a   Ieraci, Sonia ^a   Focarelli, Silvia ^a   Carapella, Carmine Maria ^a   Pompili, Alfredo ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; End of life; Home care; Palliative care; Place of death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HOME CARE; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84960451238     PISSN: 20542577     EISSN: 20542585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nop/npt003     Document Type: Article

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