Developing a national quality register in end-of-life care: The Swedish experience

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 313-321

  Lundström, Staffan ^a   Axelsson, Bertil ^b   Heedman, Per Anders ^c   Fransson, Greger ^d   Fürst, Carl Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Oskarshamn Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; end of life care; palliative care; quality register

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; DYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL QUALITY REGISTRY; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE; WARD;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84861799199     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311414758     Document Type: Article

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