Can a "good death" be made better?: A preliminary evaluation of a patient-centred quality improvement strategy for severely ill in-patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prior studies attempting to improve end-of-life care have focused on specific outcomes deemed important to healthcare providers, with disappointing results. Improvement may be best achieved by identifying concerns important to indivi...

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Main Authors: Powis Jeff, Etchells Edward, Martin Douglas K, MacRae Susan K, Singer Peter A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-05-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/3/2