Patterns of care for patients with cancer before and after the establishment of a hospice ward

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-50

  Andershed, Birgitta ^a   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cancer; hospice; hospital care; palliative care; place of death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CARE AND CARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030965784     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1997.tb00429.x     Document Type: Article

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