Referral criteria for outpatient specialty palliative cancer care: an international consensus

Although outpatient specialty palliative-care clinics improve outcomes, there is no consensus on who should be referred or the optimal timing for referral. In response to this issue, we did a Delphi study to develop consensus on a list of criteria for referral of patients with advanced cancer at sec...

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Published in:	The lancet oncology Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. e552 - e559
Main Authors:	Hui, David, Mori, Masanori, Watanabe, Sharon M, Caraceni, Augusto, Strasser, Florian, Saarto, Tiina, Cherny, Nathan, Glare, Paul, Kaasa, Stein, Bruera, Eduardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2016 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Agreements Cancer Clinical medicine Consensus Delphi Technique Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Hospice care Humans Interdisciplinary aspects Likert scale Medical prognosis Medicine Neoplasms - therapy Oncology Outpatients Palliative Care Patients Referral and Consultation
ISSN:	1470-2045, 1474-5488
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