Issues and needs in end-of-life decision making: An international modified Delphi study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 947-953

  Raijmakers, Natasja J H ^a   Van Zuylen, Lia ^a   Costantini, Massimo ^b   Caraceni, Augusto ^c   Clark, Jean B ^d   De Simone, Gustavo ^e   Lundquist, Gunilla ^f,g   Voltz, Raymond ^h   Ellershaw, John E ⁱ   Van Der Heide, Agnes ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d Education and Research Unit   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DEL SALVADOR   (Argentina)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g Palliative Home Care Team   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; expert opinion; palliative care; research priorities; terminal care

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84866643157     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311423794     Document Type: Article

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