A "CALL" for community-focused palliative care

Care Management Journals

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-173

  McSkimming, Sylvia ^a   London, Marla ^b   Lieberman, Carol ^a   Quinn, Carroll ^a,c   Carney, Bridget ^a,d  

^a Supportive Care of the Dying: A Coalition for Compassionate Care   (United States)

^b EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Catholic Healthcare Partners   (United States)

^d Ethics for PeaceHealth   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based care; Interdisciplinary palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL DISEASE;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23144453754     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.2004.5.3.167     Document Type: Article

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