The Identification of Patients with Palliative Needs in Internal Medicine Wards: Placing Vulnerable Patients at the Center of Care

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  • Hugo Jorge Casimiro Hospital Palliative Care Team, Setúbal Hospital Centre, Setúbal, Portugal; Internal Medicine Department, Setúbal Hospital Centre, Setúbal, Portugal; Institute of Histology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8867-3159
  • Paulo Reis-Pina Palliative Care Unit “Bento Menni”, Casa de Saúde da Idanha, Sintra, Portugal; School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4665-585X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24950/CE/181/20/4/2020

Keywords:

Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Internal Medicine, Palliative Care, Referral and Consultation, Terminal Care

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2021-09-23

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Casimiro HJ, Reis-Pina P. The Identification of Patients with Palliative Needs in Internal Medicine Wards: Placing Vulnerable Patients at the Center of Care. RPMI [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 23 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];27(4):348-9. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/111

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Vol. 27 No. 4 (2020): October / December

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