The 'problematisation' of palliative care in hospital: An exploratory review of international palliative care policy in five countries

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Robinson, Jackie ^a,b   Gott, Merryn ^b   Gardiner, Clare ^c   Ingleton, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital; Palliative care; Policy

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DEATH; ENGLAND; FAMILY STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SINGAPORE; SWITZERLAND; TERMINAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IRELAND; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SINGAPORE; SWITZERLAND; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84979608013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12904-016-0137-0     Document Type: Review

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