Lost in Transition: The Ethics of the Palliative Care Handoff

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 930-933

  Hauser, Joshua M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; handoffs; Palliative care; teamwork

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ESOPHAGITIS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPICE NURSING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RETINITIS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449184629     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.02.231     Document Type: Article

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