Inequalities, end-of-life care and social work

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 221-227

  Payne, Malcolm ^a  

^a St Christophers Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affective equality; end of life care; equality of condition; health inequalities; liberal egalitarian; palliative care; social work

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955059638     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992610X12624290277187     Document Type: Review

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