What factors are important in increasing junior doctors' willingness to provide palliative care in Taiwan? An educational intervention study

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1245-1251

  Shih, Chih Yuan ^a   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^b   Lee, Long Teng ^a,b   Yao, Chien An ^b   Chen, Ching Yu ^b,c   Hu, Wen Yu ^b  

^a North Coast Jin Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 78049241988     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0128     Document Type: Article

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