Palliative care provision by rural general practitioners in New Zealand

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-250

  Smyth, Dot ^a   Farnell, Alan ^b   Dutu, Gaelle ^c   Lillis, Steven ^c   Lawrenson, Ross ^c  

^a Glenview Medical Centre   (New Zealand)

^b Health Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77649296569     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0097     Document Type: Article

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