Existential concerns of families of late-stage dementia patients: Questions of freedom, choices, isolation, death, and meaning

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-235

  Albinsson, Lars ^a   Strang, Peter ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; RELATIVE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TAPE RECORDER;

EID: 0038305580     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662103764978470     Document Type: Article

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