Home-based support for palliative care families: Challenges and recommendations

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Hudson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CAREGIVER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DYING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0141706855     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05576.x     Document Type: Review

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