How to attract more males to community-based hospice palliative care volunteer programs

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 439-448

  Claxton Oldfield, Stephen ^a   Guigne, Simone ^a   Claxton Oldfield, Jane ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Tantramar Hospice Palliative Care Organization   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hospice palliative care; Lack of men; Recruitment; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW BRUNSWICK; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 70649099076     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109341867     Document Type: Article

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