Oncology social workers' attitudes toward hospice care and referral behavior

Health and Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-45

  Becker, Janet E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hospice; Oncology; Palliative care; Referral behavior; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342454629     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/29.1.36     Document Type: Review

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