Needs assessment and palliative care: The views of providers

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 437-442

  Clark, David ^a   Malson, Helen ^b   Small, Neil ^a   Daniel, Trish ^a   Mallett, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health needs assessment; National Health Service reforms; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0031434019     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024674     Document Type: Article

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