Tracking the evolution of hospice palliative care in Canada: A comparative case study analysis of seven provinces

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Williams, Allison M ^a   Crooks, Valorie A ^b   Whitfield, Kyle ^c   Kelley, Mary Lou ^d   Richards, Judy Lynn ^e   Demiglio, Lily ^a   Dykeman, Sarah ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 77954483715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-147     Document Type: Article

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