Policy Measures to Support Palliative Care at Home: A Cross-Country Case Comparison in Three European Countries

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 523-529.e5

  Maetens, Arno ^a   Beernaert, Kim ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,d   Aubry, Régis ^b   Radbruch, Lukas ^c   Cohen, Joachim ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

delivery of health care; palliative care; Policy; public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BELGIUM; CAREGIVER; EMPLOYEE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RESPITE CARE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PATIENT CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

BELGIUM; CAREGIVERS; EMPLOYMENT; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 85028503163     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.022     Document Type: Article

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