Professional Competence and Palliative Care: An Ethical Perspective

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-197

  Olthuis, Gert ^a   Dekkers, Wim ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DYING; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MORALITY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0242351201     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970301900308     Document Type: Review

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