Hospital referrals to a hospice: Timing of referrals, referrers' expectations, and the nature of referral information

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 22-29

  Massarotto, Alicia ^a   Carter, Helen ^b   Macleod, Rod ^b   Donaldson, Natalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Mary Potter Hospice   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034265013     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970001600305     Document Type: Article

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