Healthcare professionals’ views of palliative care for American war veterans with non-malignant respiratory disease living in a rural area: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Chronic lung diseases, such as COPD, are a growing health concern within the veteran population. Palliative care programs have mainly focused on the needs of people with malignant disease in the past, however the majority of those worldwide needing palliative care have a non-mali...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-019-0408-7 |