Evolving the palliative care workforce to provide responsive, serious illness care

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 637-638

  Kamal, Arif H ^a   Maguire, Jennifer M ^b   Meier, Diane E ^b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE PHYSICIAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE; EDUCATION; MANPOWER; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945219276     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M15-0071     Document Type: Short Survey

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