Indigenous ethnic minorities and palliative care: Exploring the views of Irish Travellers and palliative care staff

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 635-641

  McQuillan, Regina ^a   Van Doorslaer, Onja ^a  

^a St Francis Hospice   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Culture; Indigenous ethnic minorities; Palliative care service barriers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; FAMILY; HOPE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; IRELAND; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 36248933317     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307082660     Document Type: Article

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