Dying in Canada: Is it an institutionalized, technologically supported experience?

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Heyland, Daren K ^a,b   Lavery, James V ^b   Tranmer, Joan E ^a,c   Shortt, S E D ^b   Taylor, Sandra J ^a,c  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034297938     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970001601s04     Document Type: Article

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