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End-stage renal disease: a new trajectory of functional decline in the last year of life. |
Murtagh FE, Addington-Hall JM, Higginson IJ. |
Functional Decline Due to End-Stage Renal Disease Background: The number of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing, predominantly among older, frailer patients with mult... |
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Palliative cancer care: an epidemiologic study. |
Stephan J. Bekanich MD |
Epidemiology of Palliative Cancer Care Needs Background: The scope and focus of palliative care has expanded from primarily end-of-life care to comprehensive integration of palliative care throughout... |
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Differences in sleep disturbance parameters between oncology outpatients and their family caregivers. |
Carney S, Koetters T, Cho M, et al. |
Sleep Disturbance in Cancer Outpatients Versus Their Family Caregivers Background: Thirty percent to 55% of cancer patients experience sleep disturbance, a rate twice that of the general population.1... |
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Determinants of medical expenditures in the last 6 months of life. |
Kelley AS, Ettner SL, Morrison RS, Du Q, Wenger NS, Sarkisian CA. |
Resource Use in the Last 6 Months of Life Background: Medical expenses in the final months of life are high and vary according to geographic region and patient characteristics. What are the determina... |
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Resource use in the last 6 months of life among patients with heart failure in Canada. |
Kaul P, McAlister FA, Ezekowitz JA, et al. |
Resource Use in the Last 6 Months of Life Background: Medical expenses in the final months of life are high and vary according to geographic region and patient characteristics. What are the determina... |
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Lost in translation: the unintended consequences of advance directive law on clinical care. |
Castillo LS, Williams BA, Hooper SM, Sabatino CP, Weithorn LA, Sudore RL. |
Unintended Consequences of Advance Directive Law on Clinical Care Background: All 50 US states have adopted statutes that govern advance directives (ADs), living wills, and durable powers of attorney... |
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Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: an ASTRO evidence-based guideline. |
Lutz S, Berk L, Chang E, et al. |
Palliative Radiotherapy for Painful Bone Metastases External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is the mainstay of treatment for painful, uncomplicated, bone metastases. Numerous prospective randomized trials ... |
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