Prediction of appropriate timing of palliative care for older adults with non-malignant life-threatening disease: A systematic review

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 218-227

  Coventry, Peter A ^a   Grande, Gunn E ^a   Richards, David A ^b   Todd, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Elderly; Non cancer; Palliative care; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AGED; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FATALITY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19044396260     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi054     Document Type: Review

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