Care for Chinese palliative patients

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 70-74

  Woo, Kevin Y ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 0033252342     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585979901500411     Document Type: Article

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