The power of interdisciplinary collaboration in hospice

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-12

  Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine M ^a   Oliver, Debra Parker ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Team work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK;

EID: 35448987285     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992607X177764     Document Type: Article

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