Palliative care in public health: A formal and content-related analysis of European journals

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-91

  Schneider, Nils ^a   Bramesfeld, Anke ^a   Burruano, Larissa ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health care science; Health services research; Hospice care; Palliative care; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947259787     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-006-0085-x     Document Type: Article

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