Connecting palliative care and intensive care in Taiwan

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 33-34

  Gillis, Jonathan ^a,b   Lai, Chuan Tsai ^c   Lin, Min Ling ^c   Lee, Shih Yi ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intensive Care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CURRICULUM; DYING; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 48049095477     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70008-5     Document Type: Review

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