Factors associated with multiple transitions in care during the end of life following enrollment in a comprehensive palliative care program

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lawson, Beverley ^a   Burge, Frederick I ^a   Critchley, Patrick ^b   McIntyre, Paul ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Timmins and District Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 33748169719     PISSN: 1472684X     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-5-4     Document Type: Article

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