Is the principle of equal access for all applied in practice to palliative care for the elderly?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1089-

  Vassal, Pascale ^a   Le Coz, Pierre ^a   Herve, Christian ^a   Matillon, Yves ^a   Chapuis, François ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIETITIAN; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 72849119335     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0224     Document Type: Letter

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