End-of-life research on patients' attitudes in Germany: A feasibility study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-320

  Voltz, R ^a   Galushko, M ^a   Walisko, J ^a   Pfaff, H ^b   Nauck, F ^c,d   Radbruch, L ^e   Ostgathe, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b ZVFK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d Malteser Hospital   (Germany)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitude towards death; Cancer; End of life; Germany; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77949262376     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0654-y     Document Type: Article

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