The importance of identifying preferred place of death

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 84-91

  Ali, Maimoona ^a   Capel, Margred ^b   Jones, Gareth ^b   Gazi, Terri ^b  

^a PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advance care planning; end of life care; palliative; preferred place of care; Service evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85041132719     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000878     Document Type: Article

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