Meaning and practice of palliative care for nursing home residents with dementia at end of life

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-325

  Powers, Bethel Ann ^a   Watson, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; End of life; Nursing homes; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 49249112359     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508316682     Document Type: Article

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