Planning care for non-oncologic terminal illness in advanced age

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-8

  Jaul, Efraim ^a,c   Rosin, Arnold ^b  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Advanced age; Continuity of treatment; End of life; Non oncologic terminal illness; Planning care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION; REMISSION; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 12344294405     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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