End-of-life care preferences of Canadian senior citizens with caregiving experience

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1416-1421

  Wilson, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Death; Dying; End of life; Euthanasia; Health policy; Home care; Palliative care; Public preferences; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034201671     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01456.x     Document Type: Article

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