End-of-life care in U.S. nursing homes: A review of the evidence

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 6, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Oliver, Debra Parker ^a   Porock, Davina ^a   Zweig, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospice; Nursing home; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PROGNOSIS; PUBLISHING; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18344394792     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.03.032     Document Type: Article

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