Negotiating the turning point in the transition from curative to palliative treatment: a linguistic analysis of medical records of dying patients
Abstract Background Many deaths in Norway occur in medical wards organized to provide curative treatment. Still, medical departments are obliged to meet the needs of patients at the end of life. Here, we analyse the electronic patient record regarding documentation of the transition from curative to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00602-4 |