The 'natural' endpoint of dementia: Death from cachexia or dehydration following palliative care?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 350-355

  Koopmans, Raymond T C M ^a   van der Sterren, Karin J M A ^b   van der Steen, Jenny T ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Zorggroep Noord Limburg   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Dementia; Final phase; Nursing home; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEHYDRATION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CACHEXIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DEHYDRATION; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247614496     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1680     Document Type: Article

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