A national study of chaplaincy services and end-of-life outcomes

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Flannelly, Kevin J ^a   Emanuel, Linda L ^b   Handzo, George F ^a   Galek, Kathleen ^a   Silton, Nava R ^c   Carlson, Melissa ^d  

^a HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaplaincy care; End of life care; Health outcomes; Hospice; Pastoral care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84863091644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-11-10     Document Type: Article

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