Holistic assessment of supportive and palliative care needs: The evidence for routine systematic questioning

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 238-246

  Ahmed, Nisar ^a   Ahmedzai, Sam H ^a   Collins, Karen ^b   Noble, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84906764594     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000324     Document Type: Article

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