Quality of palliative care: Why nurses are more valued than doctors?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-132

  Fakhoury, Walid K H ^a  

^a HIV Project   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031804845     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260020101     Document Type: Article

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