How people die in hospital general wards: A descriptive study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-40

  Toscani, Franco ^a   Di Giulio, Paola ^b   Brunelli, Cinzia ^a   Miccinesi, Guido ^c   Laquintana, Dario ^b  

^a Lino Maestroni Foundation Palliative Medicine Research Institute   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospital death; Palliative care; Symptom control; Terminal patients

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DYING; DYSPNEA; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NURSE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 22544445289     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.01.013     Document Type: Article

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