»A good death« needs to be discussed: Study of patients with acute myeloid leukemia demonstrates the value of palliative care;Den »goda döden« måste diskuteras: Studie av patienter med akut myeloisk leukemi visar värdet av palliativ vård

Lakartidningen

Volumn 100, Issue 49, 2003, Pages 4072-4077

  Stalfelt, Ann Marie ^a,b  

^a Universitetssjukhuset   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0346886973     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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