Palliative care need and management in the acute hospital setting: A census of one New Zealand Hospital

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Gott, Merryn ^a   Frey, Rosemary ^a   Raphael, Deborah ^a   O'Callaghan, Anne ^a,b   Robinson, Jackie ^a,b   Boyd, Michal ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute; Census; End of life; Healthcare; Hospital; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 84875281755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-12-15     Document Type: Review

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