Advances in hospice care

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 381-401

  Leland, J Y ^a   Schonwetter, R S ^a  

^a James A Haley Veterans Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CYCLIZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIHYDROMORPHINE; HALOPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; PHENOBARBITAL; SCOPOLAMINE; STRONTIUM 89;

AGED; ANALGESIA; BONE PAIN; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INDICATION; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TEAMWORK; TERMINAL CARE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030974083     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30175-7     Document Type: Review

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