Status of end of life care in organizations providing services for older people with a developmental disability

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 421-428+443

  Botsford, Anne L ^a  

^a MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC POLICY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344561194     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2004)109<421:SOEOLC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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