Cystic fibrosis: End-stage care in Canada

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-84

  Mitchell, Ian ^a   Nakielna, Edina ^b   Tullis, Elizabeth ^c   Adair, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cystic fibrosis; Dying; End stage care; Lung transplantation; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0033914254     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.1.80     Document Type: Article

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