Systematic review of the primary research on minority ethnic groups and end-of-life care from the United Kingdom

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-286

  Evans, Natalie ^a   Meñaca, Arantza ^a   Andrew, Erin V W ^a   Koffman, Jonathan ^b   Harding, Richard ^b   Higginson, Irene J ^b   Pool, Robert ^a,c   Gysels, Marjolein ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

access; cultural competence; end of life; Minority ethnic groups; palliative care; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MINORITY GROUP; NOMENCLATURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855880587     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.012     Document Type: Review

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