The development of the physicians' end-of-life care attitude scale

Omega

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 323-333

  Levetown, Marcia ^a   Hayslip Jr , Bert ^b   Peel, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; TERMINAL CARE; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH (GALVESTON);

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH (GALVESTON);

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0038107437     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/qmq0-f30a-r5q1-m5t0     Document Type: Article

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