What does care mean? Perceptions of people approaching the end of life

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-440

  Janssen, Anna L ^a   MacLeod, Roderick D ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Care; Education; Palliative care; Patient experiences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEOPLASM; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; DATA COLLECTION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79952200354     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951510000301     Document Type: Article

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