Palliative Care in Surgery: Defining the Research Priorities

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 702-709

  Lilley, Elizabeth J ^a   Cooper, Zara ^a   Schwarze, Margaret L ^b,c   Mosenthal, Anne C ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

goals of care; life limiting illness; palliative care; palliative care research; surgical patients

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICE CARE; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85022208465     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0079     Document Type: Article

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