Symptom relief in the last week of life: Is dementia always a limiting factor? [13]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1316-1317

  Pautex, Sophie ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a   Lous, Paulette Le ^a   Ghedira, Monia ^a   Zulian, Gilbert B ^a   Michon, Agnès ^a   Gold, Gabriel ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; LAXATIVE; MORPHINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE;

AGED; AGITATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547104809     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01267.x     Document Type: Letter

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