Judgements about fellow professionals and the management of patients receiving palliative care in primary care: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 549, 2008, Pages 264-272

  Walshe, Catherine ^a   Told, Chris ^a   Cares, Ann Louise ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Interprofessional care; Palliative care; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 42049095680     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X279652     Document Type: Article

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