Palliative care in long-term care: Communicating with families

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 26-32

  Galanos, Anthony N ^a   Elbert Avila, Katja ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SKILL;

EID: 3242731317     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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