Palliative care in stroke: A critical review of the literature

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-331

  Stevens, T ^a   Payne, Sheila A ^a   Burton, C ^b   Addington Hall, J ^c   Jones, A ^d  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Research; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EID: 34447629736     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307079160     Document Type: Review

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