The healthcare needs of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in the last year of life

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 485-491

  Elkington, Helena ^a   White, Patrick ^a   Addington Hall, Julia ^a   Higgs, Roger ^a   Edmonds, Poly ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; End of life; Needs assessment; Palliative care; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL WORK; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 26444478572     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1056oa     Document Type: Article

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