Research priorities in geriatric palliative care: Policy initiatives

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1503-1508

  Unroe, Kathleen T ^a   Meier, Diane E ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY WARD; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SCALE UP; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; WORK; WORKFORCE;

AGED; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84890423716     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.9464     Document Type: Article

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