End-of-life home care utilization and costs in patients with advanced colorectal cancer

Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 92-98

  Mittmann, Nicole ^a,b,c,d   Liu, Ning ^e   Porter, Joan M ^e   Isogai, Pierre K ^a   Saskin, Refk ^e   Cheung, Matthew C ^f   Leighl, Natasha B ^g   Hoch, Jefrey S ^d,h,i   Trudeau, Maureen E ^f   Evans, William K ^j   Dainty, Katie N ⁱ   Earle, Craig C ^e,f  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC)   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^g PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

ⁱ ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j Juravinski Cancer Centre   (New Zealand)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84991678468     PISSN: 23307749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12788/jcso.0025     Document Type: Article

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