Medical specialists' motivations for referral to specialist palliative care: A qualitative study

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 277-284

  Kirby, Emma ^a   Broom, Alex ^a   Good, Phillip ^b   Wootton, Julia ^b   Adams, Jon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE; MOTIVATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; MOTIVATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84906738726     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000376     Document Type: Article

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