A palliative care needs assessment of rural hospitals

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 638-644

  Fink, Regina M ^a   Oman, Kathleen S ^a   Youngwerth, Jeanie ^b   Bryant, Lucinda L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SKILL; SOCIAL WORKER; TEACHER; TERMINAL CARE;

COLORADO; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; KANSAS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MONTANA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW MEXICO; PALLIATIVE CARE; UTAH; WYOMING;

EID: 84878565205     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0574     Document Type: Article

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