Factors influencing hospice thromboprophylaxis policy: A qualitative study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 808-813

  Noble, Simon I R ^a   Nelson, A ^b   Finlay, I G ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Attitudes; Hospite; Palliative care; Qualitative; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; IRELAND; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG EMBOLISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; IRELAND; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 58149229713     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308096723     Document Type: Article

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