End-of-life care and dementia

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 380-384

  Roger, Kerstin Stieber ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care; Dementia; End of life; Family; Personhood

Indexed keywords

AGED; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONHOOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34447135628     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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