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. 2013 Dec 12;369(24):2347-51.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMsb1305469.

Early specialty palliative care--translating data in oncology into practice

Ravi B Parikh  1 , Rebecca A Kirch, Thomas J Smith, Jennifer S Temel
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Early specialty palliative care--translating data in oncology into practice

Ravi B Parikh et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1. Traditional versus Early Palliative Care
In the traditional care model, palliative care is instituted only after life-prolonging or curative treatment is no longer administered. In the integrated model, both palliative care and life-prolonging care are provided throughout the course of disease. Adapted from the Institute of Medicine.
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  • Early specialty palliative care.
    Parikh RB, Temel JS. Parikh RB, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Mar 13;370(11):1075-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1400243. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 24620886 No abstract available.
  • Early specialty palliative care.
    Glare P, Epstein AS, Pastores SM. Glare P, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Mar 13;370(11):1074-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1400243. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 24620887 No abstract available.
  • Early specialty palliative care.
    Battley JE, Connell LC, O'Reilly S. Battley JE, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Mar 13;370(11):1075. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1400243. N Engl J Med. 2014. PMID: 24620888 No abstract available.

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