A comparison of bereavement services provided in hospice and palliative care settings in Australia, the UK and the USA

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-74

  O'Connor, Margaret ^a   Abbott, Jo Anne ^a   Payne, Sheila ^b   Demmer, Craig ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Comparison; Hospice; Palliative care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350169324     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992609X392240     Document Type: Article

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