Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 652-660 , November 2010

Effectiveness of Palliative Care Services in Symptom Control of Patients with Advanced Terminal Cancer: A Spanish, Multicenter, Prospective, Quasi-Experimental, Pre-Post Study

  • Xavier Gómez-Batiste, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Public Health Palliative Care Programs, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Xavier Gómez-Batiste, MD, PhD, Catalan Institute of Oncology, WHO Collaborating Center for Palliative Care Public Health Programs, Av. Gran Via 199, 08907 L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Josep Porta-Sales, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Service, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Jose Espinosa-Rojas, MD

      Affiliations

    • World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Public Health Palliative Care Programs, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Antonio Pascual-López, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Strategy for Palliative Care, Agency for Quality, Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain
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  • Albert Tuca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Service, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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  • José Rodriguez, RN

      Affiliations

    • National Strategy for Palliative Care, Agency for Quality, Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain

,Accepted 22 February 2010.

PII: S0885-3924(10)00500-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.02.026

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 652-660 , November 2010

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