Planning and providing end-of-life care in rural areas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-181

  Wilson, Donna M ^a   Justice, Christopher ^b   Sheps, Sam ^c   Thomas, Roger ^d   Reid, Pam ^e   Leibovici, Karen ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^f CITY OF EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCIENCE; SOCIOLOGY; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33645094648     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00028.x     Document Type: Review

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