The experiences of donor families in the hospice

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-247

  Carey, Irene ^a   Forbes, Karen ^b  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cornea; Palliative care; Tissue donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DECISION MAKING; EYEBANK; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGAN DONOR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; RESPONSIBILITY; SENESCENCE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 0037273524     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216303pm694oa     Document Type: Article

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