Physician factors associated with outpatient palliative care referral

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 608-615

  Ahluwalia, Sangeeta C ^a   Fried, T R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Outpatient; Palliative care; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 71049115969     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309106315     Document Type: Article

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