Social class and access to specialist palliative care services

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-110

  Kessler, David ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Lee, Liz ^b   Parr, Susie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Horfield Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Connect Network ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Social class; Specialist palliative care services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; FAMILY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 15944398363     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm980oa     Document Type: Article

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