Ethical dilemmas in discharge planning for patients with alzheimer's disease

Health and Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-108

  Cummings, Sherry M ^a   Cockerham, Clifford ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Discharge planning; Elderly; Ethics; Model

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031132626     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/22.2.101     Document Type: Article

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