Care of the dying in Australia's busiest hospital: Benefits of palliative care consultation and methods to enhance access

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 855-860

  Le, Brian Huong Canh ^a   Watt, James Nicholas ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; DYING; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STROKE UNIT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 77954908714     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0339     Document Type: Article

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