Survey of bereavement support provided by Australian palliative care services

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 228-230

  Mather, Mark A ^a   Good, Phillip D ^a   Cavenagh, John D ^a   Ravenscroft, Peter J ^a  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PALLIATIVE NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AUSTRALIA; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 42449114586     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01590.x     Document Type: Article

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