Problems and challenges for palliative care: What are the views of different stakeholders on the meso and macro level of the health system?

Health Policy

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-20

  Schneider, Nils ^a   Lückmann, Sara Lena ^a   Behmann, Mareike ^a   Bisson, Susanne ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision making; End of life care; Health care reform; Health services research; Palliative care; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 70349845932     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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