Evaluating the role and value of a national office to coordinate liverpool care pathway implementation in New Zealand

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-260

  Mackenzie, Theresa ^a   Innes, Jo ^b   Boyd, Michal ^c   Keane, Barry ^d   Boxall, Jude ^e   Allan, Simon ^f  

^a New Zealand National LCP Office   (New Zealand)

^b STRATUM Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Cranford Hospice ^*  (New Zealand)

^e WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^f Regional Cancer Treatment Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Death and dying; Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERMINAL CARE;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84855178166     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2011.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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