Public health and palliative care

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-55

  Higginson, Irene J ^a   Koffman, Jonathan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BEREAVEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DYING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POVERTY; PRISON; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFUGEE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CAREGIVERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 11444268864     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.08.003     Document Type: Review

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