Palliative care provided by GPs: the carer's viewpoint.
As most terminal and palliative care is in the community, general practitioners (GPs) have an important role to play. This study presents bereaved carers' views of the palliative care provided by GPs. It suggests that symptom control may not be optimal.
Hanratty
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Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds. hanratty@liverpool.ac.uk
D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D010819:Physician's Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards