The role of home care in palliative care services

Care Management Journals

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-157

  Hanley, Eileen ^a,b  

^a Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State   (United States)

^b Guild Net ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Clinical practice guidelines; Pain and symptom management; Standards of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DYING; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23144462987     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.2004.5.3.151     Document Type: Article

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