Evaluation of the Patterns of Care Provided to Patients With COPD Compared to Patients With Lung Cancer Who Died in Hospital

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 717-722

  Hyasat, Kais ^a   Sriram, Krishna B ^a,b  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; lung cancer; palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84981187682     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909115586395     Document Type: Article

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