Elements of effective palliative care models: a rapid review
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Elements of effective palliative care models: a rapid review
BACKGROUND Population ageing, changes to the profiles of life-limiting illnesses and evolving societal attitudes prompt a critical evaluation of models of palliative care. We set out to identify evidence-based models of palliative care to inform policy reform in Australia. METHOD A rapid review of electronic databases and the grey literature was undertaken over an eight week period in April-J...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-136