Until the very end: Is there equity in palliative care?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 262-263

  Radbruch, Lukas ^a,b   Kern, Martina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b Malteser Hospital Bonn/Rhein Sieg   (Germany)

^c ALPHA Rheinland   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; ROLE PLAYING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; ROLE; SEX FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84896276302     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2014.9445     Document Type: Letter

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