Palliative care services for those with chronic lung disease

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Partridge, M R ^a,e   Khatri, A ^b   Sutton, L ^b   Welham, S ^c   Ahmedzai, S H ^d  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b National Council for Palliative Care   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life care; Lung disease; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; LUNG DISEASES; NURSE CLINICIANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 59249103208     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972308100538     Document Type: Article

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