HOSPICE - A HOMECARE SERVICE FOR TERMINALLY ILL CANCER-PATIENTS IN SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND

被引:4
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作者
MEIER, ML
NEUENSCHWANDER, H
机构
[1] Hospice Lugano, Lugano, CH-6900, Via Trevano
关键词
TERMINAL ILLNESS; CANCER; HOSPICE; HOME CARE; SWITZERLAND;
D O I
10.1007/BF00364978
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
We describe the circumstances that led to the building up of a home care service for terminally ill cancer patients in a part of southern Switzerland. We describe the goals, the structure and the functioning of this service as it works in two areas. We give some results of a retrospective study on hospitalization, home care and death at home.
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页码:389 / 392
页数:4
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