From cure to palliation: Staff communication, documentation, and transfer of patient

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1105-1109

  Löfmark, Rurik ^a,c   Nilstun, Tore ^b   Bolmsjö, Ingrid Ågren ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STAFF TRAINING; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 29444455017     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.1105     Document Type: Article

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