Evidence-based palliative care: Beliefs and evidence for changing practice

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-266

  Lunder, Urska ^a   Sauter, Sylvia ^b   Fürst, Carl Johan ^b,c  

^a Palliative Care Development Inst   (Sweden)

^b Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STROKE; SWEDEN; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 2942631241     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm900ed     Document Type: Editorial

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