Thirty-five years of end-of-life issues in us medical schools

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 412-417

  Dickinson, George E ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

death and dying; end of life issues; hospice; medical school curricula; palliative care; teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; BIOETHICS; CURRICULUM; DEATH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

BEREAVEMENT; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DEATH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054715377     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110397608     Document Type: Article

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