Rural palliative care: A comprehensive review

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-258

  Robinson, Carole A ^a   Pesut, Barbara ^a   Bottorff, Joan L ^a   Mowry, Andrea ^b   Broughton, Sandra ^c   Fyles, Gillian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Peterborough Regional Health Centre   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 61649098793     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0228     Document Type: Review

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