Dying matters: Let's talk about it

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7774, 2010, Pages 646-648

  Seymour, Jane E ^a   French, Jeff ^b   Richardson, Eve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Strategic Social Marketing   (United Kingdom)

^c National Council for Palliative Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AWARENESS; DYING; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77957111732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4860     Document Type: Review

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