Validation of a new measure of concept of a good death

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 575-584

  Schwartz, Carolyn E ^a   Mazor, Kathleen ^b   Rogers, Jane ^a   Ma, Yunsheng ^a   Reed, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPT OF A GOOD DEATH MEASURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DYING; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PERCEPTION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042976478     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662103768253687     Document Type: Article

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