Audit of deaths and palliative care referrals in a large Australian teaching hospital [1]

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 835-836

  Le, Brian H C ^a   Ashby, Michael A ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSULTATION; DEATH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CAUSE OF DEATH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 34848841533     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0034     Document Type: Letter

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