Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: A systematic review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-159

  Lorenz, Karl A ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^b   Dy, Sydney M ^c   Shugarman, Lisa R ^d   Wilkinson, Anne ^e   Mularski, Richard A ^f   Morton, Sally C ^g   Hughes, Ronda G ^h   Hilton, Lara K ^d   Maglione, Margaret ^d   Rhodes, Shannon L ^d   Rolon, Cony ^d   Sun, Virginia C ^d   Shekelle, Paul G ^a  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^g RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^h AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROCODEINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; RADIOISOTOPE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; VOMITING; CAREGIVER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEPRESSION; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 38749087306     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-2-200801150-00010     Document Type: Review

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