Defining priorities for improving end-of-life care in Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Heyland, Daren K ^a,b   Cook, Deborah J ^c   Rocker, Graeme M ^d   Dodek, Peter M ^e   Kutsogiannis, Demetrios J ^f   Skrobik, Yoanna ^g   Jiang, Xuran ^b   Day, Andrew G ^b   Cohen, S Robin ^h  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^h MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 78249266340     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100131     Document Type: Article

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