Registration in a quality register: A method to improve end-of-life care - A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Martinsson, Lisa ^a   Fürst, Carl Johan ^b   Lundström, Staffan ^b   Nathanaelsson, Lena ^a   Axelsson, Bertil ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; REGISTRATION; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84866004112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001328     Document Type: Article

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