A commentary: Cross-cultural quality-of-life assessment at the end of life

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue SPEC. ISS. 3, 2002, Pages 81-85

  Saxena, Shekhar ^a   O'Connell, Kathryn ^a   Underwood, Lynn ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CANCER PATIENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DYING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036772943     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.suppl_3.81     Document Type: Conference Paper

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