End-of-life and palliative care in the emergency department: A call for research, education, policy and improved practice in this frontier area

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-103

  Chan, Garrett K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES, NIH; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344456993     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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