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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2019

01-07-2019 | Care | Concise Research Reports

Palliative Care Needs in Oncology, Cardiology, and Neurology Clinic Patients in the USA

Authors: Nancy Dudley, PhD, MSN, Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Irena Stijacic-Cenzer, MA, Sei J. Lee, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 7/2019

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The Institute of Medicine’s 2014 report Dying in America calls for all clinicians to provide symptom-oriented palliative care to patients, especially for the growing population of older adults with advanced illness.1 Oncology, cardiology, and neurology professional societies all recommend their members complement usual disease-oriented care with symptom-oriented palliative care services for patients with advanced illness.24 However, the proportion of oncology, cardiology, and neurology patients who have advanced illness and are most likely to benefit from symptom-oriented palliative care is unclear. …
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Title
Palliative Care Needs in Oncology, Cardiology, and Neurology Clinic Patients in the USA
Authors
Nancy Dudley, PhD, MSN
Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Irena Stijacic-Cenzer, MA
Sei J. Lee, MD
Publication date
01-07-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Keyword
Care
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-04854-6

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