End-of-life care practice recommendations for assisted living residences and nursing homes serving individuals with dementia

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-119

  Tilly, Jane ^a   Reed, Peter ^a   Gould, Elizabeth ^a   Fok, Abel ^b  

^a ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Dementia; Nursing homes; Practice guidelines; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849116444     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALCAT.0000317193.90203.ed     Document Type: Article

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