Barriers to quality care for dying patients in rural communities

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 248-253

  Van Vorst, Rebecca F ^a   Crane, Lori A ^b   Barton, Phoebe Lindsey ^b   Kutner, Jean S ^c   Kallail, K James ^d   Westfall, John M ^c  

^a Foundation for Healthy Living   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLERGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COOPERATION; DYING; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33745179491     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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