ALS, depression, and desire for a hastened death: (How) are they related?

Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-

  Quill, Timothy E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANOREXIA; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIGION; SLEEP DISORDER; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 22044448660     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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