
Knowledge of palliative care among medical interns in a tertiary health institution in Northwestern Nigeria
Author(s) -
Daniel Nnadi,
Shishu Pal Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.185080
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , family medicine , test (biology) , intervention (counseling) , ignorance , tertiary care , health care , population , chi square test , nursing , environmental health , paleontology , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , epistemology , economics , biology , economic growth
Palliative care is the proactive care which seeks to maximize quality of life for people and families facing life-threatening illnesses.