Culture is a priority for research in end-of-life care in Europe: A research agenda

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-294

  Gysels, Marjolein ^a,b   Evans, Natalie ^a   Meñaca, Arantza ^a   Andrew, Erin V W ^a   Bausewein, Claudia ^b   Gastmans, Chris ^c   Gómez Batiste, Xavier ^d   Gunaratnam, Yasmin ^e   Husebo, Stein ^f   Toscani, Franco ^g   Higginson, Irene J ^b   Harding, Richard ^b   Pool, Robert ^a,h  

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

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Hospitalet de Llobregat   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Dignity Center   (Norway)

^g Istituto di Ricerca in Medicina Palliativa   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

collaboration; culture; End of life care; Europe; palliative care; research priorities

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; CONSENSUS; CULTURE; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; POPULATION; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864605228     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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