The End-of-Life Phase of High-Grade Glioma Patients: Dying With Dignity?

BACKGROUND. In the end-of-life (EOL) phase, high-grade glioma (HGG) patients have a high symptom burden and often lose independence because of physical and cognitive dysfunction. This might affect the patient's personal dignity. We aimed to (a) assess the proportion of HGG patients dying with d...

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Main Authors: Sizoo, Eefje M., Taphoorn, Martin J.B., Uitdehaag, Bernard, Heimans, Jan J., Deliens, Luc, Reijneveld, Jaap C., Pasman, H. Roeline W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: AlphaMed Press 2013
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Neuro-Oncology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579604/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23335620
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0247
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