A matter of definition - Key elements identified in a discourse analysis of definitions of palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-232

  Pastrana, Tania ^a   Junger S ^a   Ostgathe, C ^b   Elsner, F ^a   Radbruch, L ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Definition; Discourse analysis; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DYING; HOSPICE CARE; INTERNET; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOMENCLATURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMANTICS; TEAMWORK;

GOALS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 44849131911     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308089803     Document Type: Article

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