The gold standards framework for palliative care in the community

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 276, Issue 7393, 2006, Pages 353-354

  Amass, Clare ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DYING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33645515846     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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