Some issues in the provision of adult bereavement support by UK hospices

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 428-438

  Field, David ^a   Payne, Sheila ^b   Relf, Marilyn ^c   Reid, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Sir Michael Sobell House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Health policy; Hospices; UK; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER;

DATA COLLECTION; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; GRIEF; HOSPICES; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SHEFFIELD [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33845380104     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.040     Document Type: Article

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