Quality end-of-life care: A global perspective

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-10

  Singer, Peter A ^a,b,c   Bowman, Kerry W ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 3342908616     PISSN: 1472684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-1-1     Document Type: Review

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