Validation study of an end-of-life questionnaire from the Swedish Register of Palliative Care

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 642-647

  Martinsson, Lisa ^a   Heedman, Per Anders ^b   Lundström, Staffan ^c,d   Fransson, Greger ^e   Axelsson, Bertil ^a,f  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Palliative Education and Research Centre in the County of Österg   (Sweden)

^c Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; END OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDATION STUDY;

HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79956061672     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.554434     Document Type: Article

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