Building capacity to provide palliative care in rural and remote communities: Does education make a difference?

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 308-315

  Kelley, Mary Lou ^a   Habjan, Sonja ^a   Aegard, Joanna ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RURAL POPULATION; SKILL;

EID: 12344258650     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970402000407     Document Type: Article

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