Developing palliative care surveillance in Canada: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 262-269

  Gaudette, Leslie A ^a   Shi, Fan ^a   Lipskie, Tammy ^a   Allard, Pierre ^b   Fainsinger, Robin L ^c   Maxwell, David ^d   Harlos, Mike ^e  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036987561     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970201800403     Document Type: Article

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