What Are Physicians' Reasons for Not Referring People with Life-Limiting Illnesses to Specialist Palliative Care Services? A Nationwide Survey.

Many people who might benefit from specialist palliative care services are not using them.We examined the use of these services and the reasons for not using them in a population in potential need of palliative care.We conducted a population-based survey regarding end-of-life care among physicians c...

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Main Authors: Kim Beernaert, Luc Deliens, Koen Pardon, Lieve Van den Block, Dirk Devroey, Kenneth Chambaere, Joachim Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4565578?pdf=render