End-of-life care and dementia

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-148

  Robinson, Louise ^a   Hughes, Julian ^b   Daley, Sarah ^b   Keady, John ^c   Ballard, Clive ^d   Volicer, Ladislav ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33746620126     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259806001833     Document Type: Review

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