Examining public knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards palliative care: a mixed method sequential study

Abstract Background Palliative care is recognised as a public health issue with the need for earlier integration in the wider healthcare system. However, research indicates that it continues to be accessed late in the course of an illness, public understanding of palliative care is limited, and comm...

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Main Authors: Sonja McIlfatrick, Paul Slater, Esther Beck, Olufikayo Bamidele, Sharon McCloskey, Karen Carr, Deborah Muldrew, Lisa Hanna-Trainor, Felicity Hasson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00730-5