Mapping hospice patients' perception and verbal communication of end-of-life needs: an exploratory mixed methods inquiry

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Comprehensive "Total Pain" assessments of patients' end-of-life needs are critical for providing improved patient-clinician communication, assessing needs, and offering high quality palliative care. However, patients&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnold Bruce L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/10/1