Factors influencing palliative care: Qualitative study of family physicians' practices

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 44, Issue MAY., 1998, Pages 1028-1034

  Brown, Judith Belle ^a   Sangster, Michelle ^b   Swift, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0032059628     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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