Barriers to providing palliative care in long-term care facilities

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 472-473

  Brazil, Kevin ^a,b   Bédard, Michel ^c   Krueger, Paul ^a,d   Taniguchi, Alan ^a   Kelley, Mary Lou ^c   McAiney, Carrie ^a   Justice, Christopher ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d St Joseph's Health System Research Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PROFIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPORT GROUP;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 33748788567     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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