Where the dying live: A systematic review of determinants of place of end-of-life cancer care

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-77

  Murray, Mary Ann ^a   Fiset, Valerie ^b   Young, Sandra ^c   Kryworuchko, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ALGONQUIN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; CANCER CENTER; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NEOPLASM; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 58149493543     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.69-77     Document Type: Review

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