An evaluation of palliative care in the acute geriatric setting

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-330

  Dainty, Philip ^a   Leung, Daryl ^a  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 43149091459     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn050     Document Type: Letter

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