Enhancing end-of-life care in nursing homes: Palliative Care Educational Resource Team (PERT) program

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 556-566

  Ersek, Mary ^a,b,d   Grant, Marcia M ^c   Kraybill, Beth Miller ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Professional Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DYING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE TEAM PROGRAM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SKILL; TERMINAL CARE;

COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21444453765     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.556     Document Type: Article

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