Palliative care team visits. Qualitative study through participant observation
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Palliative care team visits. Qualitative study through participant observation
OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical encounters that occur when a palliative care team provides patient care and the features that influence these encounters and indicate whether they are favorable or unfavorable depending on the expectations and feelings of the various participants. METHODS A qualitative case study conducted via participant observation. A total of 12 observations of the meeti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Colombia Medica
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1657-9534
DOI: 10.25100/cm.v47i1.2022