Organizing palliative care for rural populations: A systematic review of the evidence

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 304-310

  Evans, Rhodri ^b   Stone, Debbie ^a   Elwyn, Glyn ^b  

^a Bronglais General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Rural; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMOTION; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0038347276     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg312     Document Type: Review

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