Learning from the public: Citizens describe the need to improve end-of-life care access, provision and recognition across Europe

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 521-527

  Daveson, Barbara A ^a   Alonso, Juan P ^b   Calanzani, Natalia ^a   Ramsenthaler, Christina ^a   Gysels, Marjolein ^c   Antunes, Barbara ^a   Moens, Katrien ^a   Groeneveld, Esther I ^a   Albers, Gwenda ^d   Finetti, Silvia ^e   Pettenati, Francesca ^e   Bausewein, Claudia ^a,f   Higginson, Irene J ^a   Harding, Richard ^a   Deliens, Luc ^g   Toscani, Franco ^e   Ferreira, Pedro L ^h   Ceulemans, Lucas ⁱ   Gomes, Barbara ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Istituto di Ricerca in Medicina Palliativa   (Italy)

^f LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^h INESC COIMBRA   (Portugal)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883748087     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt029     Document Type: Article

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