Measuring and improving palliative care in South Africa: Multiprofessional clinical perspectives on development and application of appropriate outcome tools

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Harding, Richard ^a   Dinat, Natalya ^b   Sebuyira, Lydia Mpanga ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Hospice Africa Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cancer; HIV; Outcome measures; Outcomes; South Africa; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; STIGMA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 35448966971     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992607X177845     Document Type: Article

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