Integrated care pathway for the last days of life [1]

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-352

  Shah, Sanjay H ^a  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DYING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 21044436651     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1023xx     Document Type: Letter

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