Visioning for secondary palliative care service hubs in rural communities: A qualitative case study from British Columbia's interior

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Crooks, Valorie A ^a   Castleden, Heather ^b   Schuurman, Nadine ^a   Hanlon, Neil ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; TRAINING;

EID: 70350347982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-8-15     Document Type: Article

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