Community palliative care development: Evaluating the role and impact of a general practitioner with a special interest in palliative medicine

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 527-535

  Wilson, Eleanor ^a   Cox, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Palliative care; Service evaluation; Special interest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SATISFACTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 35448955341     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307082018     Document Type: Article

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