Improving psychological and psychiatric aspects of palliative care: The national consensus project and the national quality forum-preferred practices for palliative and hospice care

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-339

  Hultman, Todd ^a   Keene Reder, Elizabeth A ^b   Dahlin, Constance M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d National Consensus Project Steering Committee

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

BEREAVEMENT; CONSENSUS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52349112957     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.57.4.a     Document Type: Article

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