The development of palliative care in national government policy in England, 1986-2000

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-282

  Mathew, Alison ^c   Cowley, Sarah ^a   Bliss, Julie ^a   Thistlewood, Gillian ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Documentary analysis; Health and social care; National policy; Palliative care; Specialist palliative care; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;

DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLICY MAKING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0242500372     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216303pm693oa     Document Type: Article

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