Survey of Italian general practitioners: Knowledge, opinions, and activities of palliative care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 335-344

  Beccaro, Monica ^a   Aprile, Pierangelo Lora ^b   Scaccabarozzi, Gianlorenzo ^c   Cancian, Maurizio ^b   Costantini, Massimo ^a  

^a IRCCS AOU San MartinodIST   (Italy)

^b Italian Society of General Practice   (Italy)

^c Italian Society of Palliative Care (SICP)   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOLISTIC CARE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; KNOWLEDGE; PALLIATIVE CARE; SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84888644926     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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