Technologies to support end-of-life care

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-217

  Demiris, George ^a   Parker Oliver, Debra ^a   Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice; Informatics; Information technology; Internet; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HOSPICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79960534507     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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