Patient demographics and centre description in European palliative care units: A cross sectional survey of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Research Network

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Kaasa, Stein ^a,b   Torvik, Karin ^c   Cherny, Nathan ^d   Hanks, Geoffrey ^e   de Conno, Franco ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Inst Studs Res and Higher Educ   (Norway)

^d SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Organisation; Palliative care; Research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT MOBILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL TIME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 34547403592     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216306072086     Document Type: Article

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