Associations between successful palliative trajectories, place of death and GP involvement

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 138-145

  Neergaard, Mette Asbjoern ^a,b   Vedsted, Peter ^b   Olesen, Frede ^b   Sokolowski, Ineta ^b   Jensen, Anders Bonde ^a   Sondergaard, Jens ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Family practice; Neoplasm; Palliative care; Primary health care; Terminally ill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77955504247     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2010.505316     Document Type: Article

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