Factors that influence physicians in providing palliative care in rural communities in Taiwan

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 781-789

  Liu, Wen Jing ^a   Hu, Wen Yu ^a   Chiu, Yie Fong ^b   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^a,c   Lue, Bee Hong ^a   Chen, Ching Yu ^a   Wakai, Susumn ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chiu's Family Practice Center   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Belief; Community; Knowledge; Palliative care; Willingness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TRAINING;

ADULT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TAIWAN;

EID: 26244459677     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0778-7     Document Type: Article

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