Palliative Care Curriculum Development: A Model for a Content and Process-Based Approach

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 539-548

  Ury, Wayne A ^a,b   Arnold, Robert M ^c   Tulsky, James A ^d,e  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROCESS MODEL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; TRAINING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036673917     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662102760269779     Document Type: Review

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