Improving palliative care for cancer [[electronic resource] /] / Kathleen M. Foley and Hellen Gelband, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99/406
• Soggetto topico: Cancer - Palliative treatment
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FoleyKathleen M. <1944-> GelbandHellen
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Background and Recommendations""; ""2 Reliable, High-Quality, Efficient End-of-Life Care for Cancer Patients: Economic Issues and Barriers""; ""3 Quality of Care and Quality Indicators for End-of-Life Cancer Care: Hope for the Best, Yet Prepare for the Worst""; ""4 The Current State of Patient and Family Information About End-of-Life Care""; ""5 Palliative Care for African Americans and Other Vulnerable Populations: Access and Quality Issues"" ; ""6 End-of-Life Care: Special Issues in Pediatric Oncology""""7 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Psychosocial and Physical Symptoms of Cancer""; ""8 Cross-Cutting Research Issues: A Research Agenda for Reducing Distress of Patients with Cancer""; ""9 Professional Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Physicians, Nurses, and Social Workers""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Improving palliative care for cancer
• ISBN: 0-309-51329-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456178803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II