Hospice at home - A new service for patients with advanced HIV/AIDS: A pilot evaluation of referrals and outcomes

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 410, 1996, Pages 539-540

  Koffman, Jonathan ^a   Higginson, Irene ^b   Naysmith, Anne ^c  

^a Kensington Chelsea Westminster H ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Pembridge Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home; Hospice; Quality of life; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0029764928     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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