Exploring access to rehabilitation services from allied health professionals for patients with primary high-grade brain tumours

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 788-796

  McCartney, Aileen ^a   Butler, Claire ^b   Acreman, Sue ^c  

^a Wisdom Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b East Kent   (United Kingdom)

^c VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allied health professionals; brain tumours; health services access; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PATIENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE NURSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 82955189337     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311398699     Document Type: Article

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