Development and evaluation of the supportive and palliative care indicators tool (SPICT): A mixed-methods study

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-290

  Highet, Gill ^a   Crawford, Debbie ^a   Murray, Scott A ^b   Boyd, Kirsty ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84906731321     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000488     Document Type: Article

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