Improving social work in intensive care unit palliative care: Results of a quality improvement intervention

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-304

  McCormick, Andrew J ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^a   Stowell Weiss, Patti ^a   Toms, Carol ^a   Engelberg, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WORK; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 77649293144     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0204     Document Type: Article

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