The Australian Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) measuring the quality and outcomes of palliative care on a routine basis

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-192

  Eagar, Kathy ^a   Watters, Prue ^a   Currow, David C ^b   Aoun, Samar M ^c   Yates, Patsy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 77952869073     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH08718     Document Type: Article

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