Palliative care: earlier is better

dc.contributor.author	Rowland, Kate	eng
dc.contributor.author	Schumann, Sarah-Anne	eng
dc.contributor.author	Hickner, John	eng
dc.contributor.other	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.date.issued	2010	eng
dc.description.abstract	Recommend a palliative care consultation at the time of diagnosis. Early palliative care can improve quality of life, decrease depressive symptoms, and prolong life in patients with metastatic cancer. Stength of recommendation: B: Based on a single well-done randomized controlled trial (RCT).	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/9444
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Priority Updates to Research Literature (PURLs) (2010)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 59, no. 12 (December 2010): 695-698.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Metastasis	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Cancer -- Palliative treatment	eng
dc.subject.other	Metastasis	eng
dc.subject.other	Cancer	eng
dc.subject.other	Palliative care	eng
dc.title	Palliative care: earlier is better	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

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