Paediatric palliative home care in areas of Germany with low population density and long distances: A questionnaire survey with general paediatricians

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kremeike, Kerstin ^a,b   Eulitz, Nina ^a   Jünger, Saskia ^c   Sander, Annette ^b   Geraedts, Max ^d   Reinhardt, Dirk ^b  

^a Netzwerk für die Versorgung Schwerkranker Kinder und Jugendlicher eV ^*  (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Home care; Network; Paediatrician's survey; Palliative care; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; GERMANY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GERMANY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84865956850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-498     Document Type: Article

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