Palliative and supportive care

When Cancer Crosses Disciplines: A Physician's Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1099-1119

  Mitchell, Geoffrey ^a   Currow, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Needs assessment; Palliative care; Service planning; Supportive care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986612673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9781848163652_0046     Document Type: Chapter

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