How common is medical training in palliative care? A postal survey of general practitioners

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 425, 1997, Pages 800-804

  Barclay, Stephen ^a,b   Todd, Chris ^a   Grande, Gunn ^a   Lipscombe, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Palliative care; Postal questionnaire; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SYRINGE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENGLAND; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030667117     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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