Palliative care research on the island of Ireland over the last decade: A systematic review and thematic analysis of peer reviewed publications

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mcilfatrick, Sonja J ^a,b   Murphy, Tara ^a  

^a Our Lady's Hospice Ltd Dublin   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospice care; Palliative care; Research; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEREAVEMENT; CASE STUDY; DEATH; DYING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883642933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-12-33     Document Type: Review

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