Palliative care in aged care facilities for residents with a non-cancer disease: Results of a survey of aged care facilities in South Australia

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-113

  Grbich, Carol ^a   Maddocks, Ian ^a   Parker, Deborah ^a   Brown, Margaret ^a   Willis, Eileen ^a   Hofmeyer, Anne ^a   Piller, Neil ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care facilities; Non cancer diseases; Palliative care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 15044353031     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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