What is palliative medicine? motivations and skills

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-58

  Walsh, Declan ^a,b   Aktas, Aynur ^a,b   Hullihen, Barbara ^a,b   Induru, Raghava R ^a,b  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; health care; history; hospice; oncology; palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751548516     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110393724     Document Type: Article

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