Critical events in the dying process: The potential for physical and psychosocial suffering

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-147

  Schroepfer, Tracy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 33846930385     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.0157     Document Type: Article

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