Transitions in care during the end of life: Changes experienced following enrolment in a comprehensive palliative care program

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Burge, Frederick I ^a   Lawson, Beverley ^a   Critchley, Patrick ^b   Maxwell, David ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Timmims and District Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DATA BASE; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 17844378476     PISSN: 1472684X     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-4-3     Document Type: Article

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