Models of care for motor neuron disease: Setting standards

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 182-185

  Hardiman, Orla ^a   Traynor, Bryan J ^a,b   Corr, Bernie ^a   Frost, Eithne ^c  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

ALS; Healthcare delivery; Management of ALS; Standard of care; Therapy of ALS

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE;

CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; TEAMWORK; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036997532     PISSN: 14660822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146608202760839002     Document Type: Review

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