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Practical tools for implementing early palliative care in advanced lung cancer
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Abstract
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We read with interest the article by Blum and Schönfeld [1]. Early introduction of palliative care (EPC) in the management of patients with advanced lung cancer is recommended because it improves quality of life and tends to produce better survival [2]. Hospital-based palliative teams mainly focus on terminal care for hospitalised patients. Involvement of the treating pulmonologist in this setting is warranted, as stated by Blum and Schönfeld [1]. We would like to show you how we started EPC in collaboration with the palliative team in our hospital (table 1). |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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The European respiratory journal / European Respiratory Society [Lausanne] - Copenhagen, 1988, currens
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Publication
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Copenhagen
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2016
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ISSN
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0903-1936
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1399-3003
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DOI
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10.1183/13993003.00382-2015
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Volume/pages
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47
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(2016)
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ISI
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000385950700044
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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