Use of a report card to implement a network-based palliative care program

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 858-860

  Penrod, Joan D ^a   Cortez, Therese ^a   Luhrs, Carol A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEATH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; INTRANET; MEDICAL RECORD; NETWORK LEARNING; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STANDARD; TRAINING; VETERAN;

ACUTE DISEASE; BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 34848858250     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0026     Document Type: Article

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