A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Activity of Palliative Care Teams in Portugal

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 648-651

  Gonçalves, Ferraz ^a   Almeida, Ana ^a   Antunes, Catarina ^b   Cardoso, Alice ^c   Carvalho, Margarida ^d   Claro, Maria ^e   Coimbra, Francisca ^f   Diniz, Inês ^b   Fonseca, Bruno ^e   Fradique, Emília ^g   Gonçalves, Edna ^h   Gonçalves, Florbela ⁱ   Gonçalves, Maria ^d   Magalhães, Américo ^j   Pina, Paulo ^f   Pires, Conceição ^h   Silva, Paula ^a   Silva, Ricardo ^c   Silva, Rui ⁱ   Tavares, Filipa ^g   Teixeira, Laura ^j   more..

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b Hospital do Mar Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^d Hospital do Litoral Alentejano   (Portugal)

^e Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos Hospital de Pedro Hispano   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

^g HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^h Universidade do Porto   (Portugal)

ⁱ Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Francisco Gentil Centro Regional de Oncologia de Coimbra SA   (Portugal)

^j Centro Hospitalar de Tras os Montes e Alto Douro   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

palliative care; palliative care teams; survey

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PORTUGAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84885794106     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112469718     Document Type: Article

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