Hospice and palliative care in the UK 1994-5, including a summary of trends 1990-5

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-43

  Eve, Ann ^a,d   Smith, Anthony M ^b   Tebbit, Peter ^c  

^a Hospice Information Service   (United Kingdom)

^b Pilgrims Hospices of East Kent   (United Kingdom)

^c Natl Cncl Hospice Specialist P ^*

^d ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Hospices; Statistics; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DAY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031039686     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639701100104     Document Type: Article

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