The effect of policy on end-of-life care practice within nursing care homes: A systematic review

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 209-220

  Kinley, Julie ^a   Froggatt, Katherine ^b   Bennett, Michael I ^c  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

education; homes for the aged; long term care; nursing homes; outcomes; policy; Review; systematic review; terminal care; terminally ill

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84879924137     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311432899     Document Type: Article

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