Palliative care provision in the emergency department: Barriers reported by emergency physicians

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-147

  Lamba, Sangeeta ^a   Nagurka, Roxanne ^a   Zielinski, Adrian ^a   Scott, Sandra R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSULTATION; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART ARREST; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIKERT SCALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873658294     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0402     Document Type: Article

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