Palliative medicine fellowship: A study of resident choices

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 558-568

  Legrand, Susan B ^a   Heintz, Jessica B ^b  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Capital Caring and Capital Palliative Care Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

education; fellowship; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DYING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84857047321     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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