Early integration of palliative care—new evidence and old questions

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 280-281

  Kaasa, Stein ^a   Loge, Jon Håvard ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING; NEOPLASM; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85041562742     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30061-5     Document Type: Note

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