The care of elderly, terminally ill oncological patients in caregiving sanitary residences

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-94

  Di Mauro, Sebastiano ^a   Scalia, Gregorio ^a   Leotta, Carmelo ^a   Giuffrida, Francesco ^a   Di Stefano, Alfio ^a   Malaguarnera, Mariano ^b  

^a Day Hospital of Geriatrics   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly oncological patients; Hospice assistance; Palliative care; Terminal cancer in the elderly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 0033835341     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(00)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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