A protocol for determining differences in consistency and depth of palliative care service provision across community sites

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 537-548

  Schuurman, Nadine ^a   Crooks, Valorie A ^a   Amram, Ofer ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Community; Data integration; Geographic information systems; Palliative care; Regionalisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77955389729     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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