Attitudes and views of physicians and nurses towards cancer patients dying at home

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 116-126

  Porta, Miquel ^a   Busquet, Xavier ^b   Jariod, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Family; Home care services; Neoplasms; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0030895507     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639701100205     Document Type: Article

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