A comparison of hospice and hospital care for the spouses of people who die

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-106

  Seale, Clive ^a   Kelly, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation studies; Hospices; Hospitals; Palliative care; Quality of health care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOMATICS; SPOUSE; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0030895422     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639701100203     Document Type: Article

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