'I'm not that sick!' Overcoming the barriers to hospice discussions

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 517-524

  Russell, K Mitchell ^a   LeGrand, Susan B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

HOSPICES; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33745063136     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.73.6.517     Document Type: Review

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