Do we need palliative care audit in developing countries?

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 546-547

  Higginson, I J ^a   Bruera, E ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 0036440783     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216302pm576xx     Document Type: Article

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