End-of-life care and African Americans: Voices from the community

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 585-592

  Jenkins, Carolyn ^a,c   Lapelle, Nancy ^b   Zapka, Jane G ^a   Kurent, Jerome E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DYING; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21444453107     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.585     Document Type: Article

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