Can illness narratives contribute to the delay of hospice admission?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 325-330

  Myers, Gary E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; communication; family supports; family system; hospice; stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANECDOTES; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036726890     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910201900509     Document Type: Article

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