Teaching end-of-life issues in US medical schools: 1975 to 2005

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-204

  Dickinson, George E ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life issues; Hospice; Medical school curricula; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE; THANATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547281265     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909106289066     Document Type: Article

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