Comparison of legislation, regulations and national health strategies for palliative care in seven European countries (Results from the Europall Research Group): A descriptive study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Beek, Karen Van ^a   Woitha, Kathrin ^b   Ahmed, Nisar ^c   Menten, Johan ^a   Jaspers, Birgit ^d,e   Engels, Yvonne ^b   Ahmedzai, Sam H ^c   Vissers, Kris ^b   Hasselaar, Jeroen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

European Union; Government regulation; Health plan implementation; Health policy; Legislation; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84880183033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-275     Document Type: Article

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