Planning training seminars in palliative care: A cross-sectional survey on the preferences of general practitioners and nurses in Austria

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Becker, Gerhild ^a   Momm, Felix ^a   Deibert, Peter ^a   Xander, Carola ^a   Gigl, Annemarie ^b   Wagner, Brigitte ^c   Baumgartner, Johann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Red Cross Austria   (Austria)

^c Methodology and Statistics Graz ^*  (Austria)

^d KAGes Services Graz   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77953295614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-10-43     Document Type: Article

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