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Acta Oncologica Volume 58, 2019 - Issue 12
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: CANCER REHABILITATION

Assessing the utilization of the decision to implement a palliative goal for the treatment of cancer patients during the last year of life at Helsinki University Hospital: a historic cohort study

Outi M. HirvonenDepartment of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; ;Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Riikka-Leena LeskeläNordic Healthcare Group, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Lotta GrönholmDepartment of Palliative Care, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Olli HaltiaTuusula Health Care Centre, Tuusula, Finland; View further author information
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Antti RissanenNordic Healthcare Group, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Kristiina Tyynelä-KorhonenCenter of Oncology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; View further author information
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Eeva K. RahkoDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; View further author information
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Juho T. LehtoDepartment of Oncology, Palliative Care Unit, Tampere University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; View further author information
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Tiina SaartoDepartment of Palliative Care, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; ;Department of Palliative Care, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Pages 1699-1705 | Received 16 Apr 2019, Accepted 15 Aug 2019, Published online: 06 Sep 2019

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Olli Haltia, Märt Vesinurm, Riikka-Leena Leskelä, Eeva Rahko, Kristiina Tyynelä-Korhonen, Juho T. Lehto, Tiina Saarto & Outi M. Akrén. (2023) The effect of palliative outpatient units on resource use for cancer patients in Finland. Acta Oncologica 62:9, pages 1118-1123.
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