Suffering of gravely ill patients. An important area of intervention for family physicians;La souffrance des malades affligés d'une maladie grave. Objet privilégié de l'intervention du médecin de famille

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 50, Issue OCT., 2004, Pages

  Daneult, Serge ^a,c   Dion, Dominique ^b  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

BACKACHE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG CANCER; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 19644374322     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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