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Developing quality indicators for cancer end-of-life care†

Proceedings from a national symposium

  1. Hsien Seow PhD1,
  2. Claire F. Snyder PhD, MHS1,
  3. Lisa R. Shugarman PhD2,
  4. Richard A. Mularski MD, MSHS3,
  5. Jean S. Kutner MD, MSPH4,
  6. Karl A. Lorenz MD, MSHS5,
  7. Albert W. Wu MD, MPH1,
  8. Sydney M. Dy MD, MSc1,‡,*

Article first published online: 9 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24439

Issue

Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 17, pages 3820–3829, 1 September 2009

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How to Cite

Seow, H., Snyder, C. F., Shugarman, L. R., Mularski, R. A., Kutner, J. S., Lorenz, K. A., Wu, A. W. and Dy, S. M. (2009), Developing quality indicators for cancer end-of-life care. Cancer, 115: 3820–3829. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24439

Author Information

  1. 1

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

  2. 2

    RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California

  3. 3

    The Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon

  4. 4

    University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado

  5. 5

    Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California

  1. ‡

    Fax: (410) 955-0470

*624 N. Broadway, Rm 609, Baltimore, MD 21205

  1. †

    The Symposium on Developing a Framework to Assess Cancer Quality Indicators for End-of-life Care was held in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 28, 2008.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 9 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 13 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 4 DEC 2008

Funded by

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Grant Number: 290-2005-0034I
  • US Department of Health and Human Services
  • Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) program

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