Confronting myths: The native american experience in an academic inpatient palliative care consultation program

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-76

  Marr, Lisa ^a   Neale, Devon ^a   Wolfe, Venita ^a   Kitzes, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DO NOT RESUSCITATE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856281689     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0197     Document Type: Article

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