End-of-life care pathways in acute and hospice care: An integrative review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 940-955

  Phillips, Jane L ^a   Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^b   Davidson, Patricia M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute care; dying; End of life care pathway; hospice; palliative care; terminal care

Indexed keywords

DYING; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 79955691141     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.020     Document Type: Review

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