Involvement of general practitioners in palliative cancer care: A qualitative study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3293-3300

  Dahlhaus, Anne ^a   Vanneman, Nicholas ^a   Siebenhofer, Andrea ^a   Brosche, Marie ^a   Guethlin, Corina ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer care; Family practice; General practitioner; Palliative care; Primary care; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84889093136     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1904-6     Document Type: Article

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