Developing a web-based information resource for palliative care: An action-research inspired approach

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Street, Annette F ^a   Swift, Kathleen ^a   Annells, Merilyn ^a   Woodruff, Roger ^b   Gliddon, Terry ^c   Oakley, Anne ^d   Ottman, Goetz ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b La Trobe University ^*  (Australia)

^c Royal District Nursing Services   (Australia)

^d CEO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; VICTORIA;

EID: 38149003722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-7-26     Document Type: Article

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