End of life care: The experience of seniors and informal caregivers

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 137-146

  Ross, Margaret M ^a   MacLean, Michael J ^b   Cain, Roy ^c   Sellick, Scott ^d   Fisher, Rory ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Care Centre   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregivers; End of Life Care: Seniors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DYING; FAMILY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; INTERVIEW; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036317972     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800000702     Document Type: Article

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