Introducing an integrated care pathway for the last days of life

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-39

  Mirando, Sally ^a,d   Davies, Paul D ^b   Lipp, Allyson ^c  

^a Ross Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^d Ross Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dying; ICP; Last days of life; Nonmalignant disease; Oncology; Palliative care; Project management; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DYING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE; WALES;

EID: 13444250052     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm960oa     Document Type: Article

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