National survey of the current provision of specialist palliative care services for patients with end-stage renal disease

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1275-1281

  Hobson, Katie ^a   Gomm, Stephanie ^a   Murtagh, Fliss ^b   Caress, Ann Louise ^c  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

end stage renal disease; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 79953894874     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq530     Document Type: Article

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