Palliative care specialists’ perceptions concerning referral of haematology patients to their services: findings from a qualitative study

Palliative care specialists’ perceptions concerning referral of haematology patients to their services: findings from a qualitative study

Abstract Background Haematological malignancies (leukaemias, lymphomas and myeloma) are complex cancers that are relatively common, affect all ages and have divergent outcomes. Although the symptom burden of these diseases is comparable to other cancers, patients do not access specialist palliative...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dorothy McCaughan, Eve Roman, Alexandra G. Smith, Anne C. Garry, Miriam J. Johnson, Russell D. Patmore, Martin R. Howard, Debra A. Howell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Cancer
Leukaemia
Lymphoma
Myeloma
Haematology
Specialist palliative care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0289-1

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0289-1

Similar Items