Assessment of GP management of symptoms of dying patients in an Australian community hospice by chart audit

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 420-425

  Mitchell, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; GPs; Guidelines; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0031743231     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.5.420     Document Type: Article

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