The End of Life: A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of People Over the Age of 80 on Issues Surrounding Death and Dying

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-66

  Lloyd Williams, Mari ^a   Kennedy, Vida ^a   Sixsmith, Andrew ^a   Sixsmith, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assisted dying; Elderly; end of life care; older people; palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34250854029     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.028     Document Type: Article

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