How do general practitioners conceptualise advance care planning in their practice? A qualitative study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  De Vleminck, Aline ^a   Pardon, Koen ^a   Beernaert, Kim ^a   Houttekier, Dirk ^a   Stichele, Robert Vander ^a,b   Deliens, Luc ^a,c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84979035643     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153747     Document Type: Article

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