Characteristics of the case mix, organisation and delivery in cancer palliative care: A challenge for good-quality research

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 456-467

  Hjermstad, M J ^a,b   Aass, N ^a,c   Aielli, F ^d   Bennett, M ^e   Brunelli, C ^b,f   Caraceni, A ^b,f   Cavanna, L ^g   Fassbender, K ^h   Feio, M ⁱ   Haugen, D F ^b,j,k   Jakobsen, G ^b   Laird, B ^b,l   Lohre E T ^m   Martinez, M ⁿ   Nabal, M ^o   Noguera Tejedor, A ^p   Pardon, K ^q,r   Pigni, A ^f   Piva, L ^s   Porta Sales, J ^t,u,v   Rizzi, F ^w   Rondini, E ^x   Sjogren P ^y   Strasser, F ^z   Turriziani, A ^aa   Kaasa, S ^b,m   more..

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^g Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

^h CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

ⁱ INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

^j HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^l UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^m TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^p Hospital Centro de Cuidados Laguna   (Spain)

^q VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^r GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^s SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^t CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^u BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^v UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^w PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^x S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^y Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^z CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^aa CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032262756     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000997     Document Type: Article

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