Why palliative care needs geriatrics

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 182-183

  Arnold, Robert M ^a,b   Jaffe, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846931362     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9991     Document Type: Short Survey

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