"Do It Your Way": A demonstration project on end-of-life care for persons with serious mental illness

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 661-669

  Foti, Mary Ellen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Westborough State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042475555     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662103768253830     Document Type: Review

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