Place of death. What is the measure of Success? [1]

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 120-121

  Currow, David C ^a,c   Noel, M A ^b   Sullivan, K A ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Wentworth Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c Wentworth Area Palliative Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNITY; DEATH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0038488184     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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