Open AccessPalliative care and imaging utilisation for patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Kesav Raghavan,
Thomas E. Copeland,
Michael W. Rabow,
Maya R. Ladenheim,
Angela Marks,
Steven Z. Pantilat,
David OʼRiordan,
David Seidenwurm,
Benjamin L. Franc
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj supportive and palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 2045-4368
pISSN - 2045-435X
DOI - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001572
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , palliative care , cancer , intensity (physics) , observational study , family medicine , nursing , physics , quantum mechanics
This observational study explores the association between palliative care (PC) involvement and high-cost imaging utilisation for patients with cancer patients during the last 3 months of life.