What do we know about different models of providing palliative care? Findings from a systematic review of reviews

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 781-797

  Brereton, Louise ^a,b   Clark, Joseph ^a,c   Ingleton, Christine ^d   Gardiner, Clare ^d   Preston, Louise ^a   Ryan, Tony ^d   Goyder, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

meta review; models organisational; Palliative care; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; NARRATIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; AGED; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 85029765769     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216317701890     Document Type: Review

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