A demographic and prognostic approach to defining the end of life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Lamont, Elizabeth B ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 32044434009     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.s-12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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