Policy analysis: Palliative care in Ireland

Health Policy

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-74

  May, Peter ^a   Hynes, Geralyn ^a   McCallion, Philip ^a,b   Payne, Sheila ^a,c   Larkin, Philip ^d   McCarron, Mary ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health policy; Hospices; Ireland; Palliative care; Policy making; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IRELAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84894285340     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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