GPs' recognition of death in the foreseeable future and diagnosis of a fatal condition: A national survey

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Claessen, Susanne J J ^a   Francke, Anneke L ^a,b   Echteld, Michael A ^a,c   Schweitzer, Bart P M ^a   Donker, Gé A ^b   Deliens, Luc ^a,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chronic diseases; Diagnosis; End of life care; General practice; Palliative care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TIME;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINALLY ILL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880335761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-104     Document Type: Review

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