Early integration of palliative care in hospitals: A systematic review on methods, barriers, and outcome

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 495-513

  Dalgaard, Karen Marie ^a   Bergenholtz, Heidi ^b   Nielsen, Marianne Espenhain ^a   Timm, Helle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Regional Research Unit   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; CHF; COPD; Early palliative care; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; THERAPY; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; METHODS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; THERAPY; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

EID: 84964306116     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951513001338     Document Type: Review

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