Experiences of older women with cancer receiving hospice care: Significance for physical therapy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 459-468

  Mackey, Kimberly McCord ^a   Sparling, Joyce W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Death and dying; Geriatrics; Hospice care; Oncology; Palliative care; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIGION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034104423     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/80.5.459     Document Type: Article

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