Palliative care services in the community: What do family doctors want?

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 21-25

  Higginson, Irene ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LONDON; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0033144126     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585979901500204     Document Type: Article

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