Use and timing of referral to specialized palliative care services for people with cancer: A mortality follow-back study among treating physicians in Belgium.

<h4>Background</h4>Referral to specialized palliative care services (SPCS) occurs often late in the illness trajectory but may differ across cancer types. We examined differences between cancer types in the use and timing of referral to specialized palliative care services (SPCS) and in...

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Main Authors: Gaëlle Vanbutsele, Luc Deliens, Veronique Cocquyt, Joachim Cohen, Koen Pardon, Kenneth Chambaere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210056