Rehabilitation on palliative care units: Case discussion

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 50-53

  Frank, Christopher ^a   Hobbs, Neil R ^a   Stewart, G Ivan ^a  

^a St Mary's of the Lake Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RECTUM TUMOR; TERMINAL CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0032087916     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585979801400208     Document Type: Article

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