Providing a Palliative Care Service: Towards an Evidence BaseOxford University Press, 1999 - Počet stran: 276 This book addresses key questions about the need for palliative care, the current provision of services and the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of alternative models of organisation in pallitaive care. A broad approach is taken to include the needs of both cancer patients andpatients with other terminal diseases and the relationship between palliative care and other aspects of health care services. The book is based on a comprehensive and detailed review of the international scientific literature on evaluation of palliative care, providing an essential evidence base forpolicy decisions. |
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... increase in institutional care at the end of life will add significantly to total cost through increased spending on nursing home or hospital admissions . At the same time expectations of better care The 10 questions Patterns of use of ...
... increase in institutional care at the end of life will add significantly to total cost through increased spending on nursing home or hospital admissions . At the same time expectations of better care The 10 questions Patterns of use of ...
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... increase with increasing age . Children's hospices have been developed in Canada ( Davies 1996 ) and children's hospitals provide a specialist service ( Goldman et al . 1990 ) , but hospices specifically for children have not been ...
... increase with increasing age . Children's hospices have been developed in Canada ( Davies 1996 ) and children's hospitals provide a specialist service ( Goldman et al . 1990 ) , but hospices specifically for children have not been ...
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... increase both in the number of patients referred to the community support team and in the interval between referral and death . There was no change in these parameters for patients referred by their general practitioner . The increased ...
... increase both in the number of patients referred to the community support team and in the interval between referral and death . There was no change in these parameters for patients referred by their general practitioner . The increased ...
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