Family medicine residents' knowledge and attitudes about end-of-life care

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 5-12

  Burge, Frederick ^a   Mcintyre, Paul ^b   Kaufman, David ^b   Cummings, Ina ^b   Frager, Gerri ^b   Pollett, Ann ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Cape Breton Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NOVA SCOTIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034266307     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970001600302     Document Type: Article

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