Palliative care version 1.2016: Clinical practice guidelines in oncology

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 82-113

  Levy, Michael ^a   Smith, Thomas ^a   Alvarez Perez, Amy ^a   Back, Anthony ^a   Baker, Justin N ^a   Beck, Anna C ^a   Block, Susan ^a   Dalal, Shalini ^a   Dans, Maria ^a   Fitch, Thomas R ^a   Kapo, Jennifer ^a   Kutner, Jean S ^a   Kvale, Elizabeth ^a   Misra, Sumathi ^a   Mitchell, William ^a   Portman, Diane G ^a   Sauer, Todd M ^a   Spiegel, David ^a   Sutton, Linda ^a   Szmuilowicz, Eytan ^a   Taylor, Robert M ^a   Temel, Jennifer ^a   Tickoo, Roma ^a   Urba, Susan G ^a   Weinstein, Elizabeth ^a   Zachariah, Finly ^a   Bergman, Mary Anne ^a   Scavone, Jillian L ^a   more..

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGIST; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOLOGIST; HUMAN; INTERNIST; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 85015273701     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0009     Document Type: Review

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