Improving the quality of palliative care through national and regional collaboration efforts

Cancer Control

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 396-402

  Kamal, Arif H ^a   Harrison, Krista L ^b   Bakitas, Marie ^c   Nicholas Dionne Odom, J ^c   Zubkoff, Lisa ^d   Akyar, Imatullah ^c   Pantilat, Steven Z ^e   O'Riordan, David L ^e   Bragg, Ashley R ^e   Bischoff, Kara E ^e   Bull, Janet ^f  

^a DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Capital Caring   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Four Seasons Compassion for Life   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; FRIEND; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PROCEDURES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84951752308     PISSN: 10732748     EISSN: 15262359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107327481502200405     Document Type: Article

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