Making the transition to hospice: Exploring hospice professionals' perspectives

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 557-580

  Waldrop, Deborah P ^a   Rinfrette, Elaine S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICES; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650638823     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180902961187     Document Type: Article

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