General practice vocational training in the UK: What teaching is given in palliative care?

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 616-620

  Lloyd Williams, Mari ^a   Carter, Yvonne H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Education; Palliative care; Primary care; Psychosocial care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0142106322     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216303pm791oa     Document Type: Article

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