Factors associated with fulfilling the preference for dying at home among cancer patients: The role of general practitioners

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 141-150

  Ko, Winne ^a,b   Miccinesi, Guido ^c   Beccaro, Monica ^d   Moreels, Sarah ^e   Donker, Gé A ^f   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje ^g   Alonso, Tomás V ^h   Deliens, Luc ^a,b,g,i   Van Den Block, Lieve ^a,b   De Groote, Zeger ^j   Breariey, Sarah ^j   Caraceni, Augusto ^j   Cohen, Joachim ^j   Costantinl, Massimo ^j   Francke, Anneke ^j   Harding, Richard ^j   Higginson, Irene ^j   Kaasa, Stein ^j   Linden, Karen ^j   Pardon, Koen ^j   Pasman, Roeline ^j   Pautex, Sophie ^j   Payne, Sheila ^j   more..

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^f NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h Public Health Directorate General Health Department   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BELGIUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SPAIN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84907671337     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: 23695293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971403000303     Document Type: Article

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