Evaluation of a scheme to enhance palliative cancer care in rural Wales

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 683-691

  Clark, David ^a   Ingleton, Christine ^b   Hughes, Philippa ^b   Yap, Tom ^b   Noble, Bill ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; GP facilitators; Palliative care; Primary health care teams (PHCTs)

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; WALES;

EID: 5444231737     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0673-7     Document Type: Article

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