Materials to prepare hospice families for dying in the home

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 969-972

  Kehl, Karen A ^a   Kirchhoff, Karin T ^a   Finster, Mark P ^a   Cleary, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; BREATHING PATTERN; COLD LIMB; DEATH; DISORIENTATION; DYING; DYSPNEA; ENERGY; FAMILY; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HOME; HOSPICE; INCONTINENCE; MANDIBLE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PAIN; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESSNESS; SECRETION; SKIN; SLEEP; SOCIAL WORKER; TIME; URINE VOLUME; VITAL SIGN; WRITING;

CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 51849127029     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0072     Document Type: Article

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