Patient choice regarding place of death [6]

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-172

  Pearse, H ^a   Saxby, C ^a   Hicks, F ^a   Kite, S ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DYING; FEMALE; HOME; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLACE PREFERENCE; PROGNOSIS; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 15944390276     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921630501900221     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Department of Health. Building on the best: Choice, responsiveness and equity in the NHS. Department of Health Document 2003.
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3. Tang S, Mccorkle R. Determinants of congruence between the preferred and actual place of death for terminally ill cancer patients. Journal of Palliative Care 2003; 19: 230-37.
4. BMJ on-line survey. What is your idea of a good death? http://bmj.com/misc/good_death.shtml 2003. Last accessed 13th January 2005.
5. Clare C, Henderson A, Hicks F, Kite S, Ward J et al. Why are patients with specialist palliative care needs in hospital? Palliative Medicine 2004; 18: 171.