Bridging the gap: A palliative care consultation service in a hematological malignancy-bone marrow transplant unit

Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 50-55

  Selvaggi, Kathy J ^a   Vick, Judith B ^a   Jessell, Susan A ^b   Lister, John ^c   Abrahm, Janet L ^a   Bernacki, Rachelle ^a,d  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGIST; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PENNSYLVANIA; SATISFACTION; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84988521352     PISSN: 23307749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12788/jcso.0015     Document Type: Article

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