Palliative and hospice care in assisted living: Reality or wishful thinking?

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 47-65

  Lima, Julie C ^a   Miller, Susan C ^a   Shield, Renée ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging in place; Assisted living; Long term care; Palliative care; State regulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749128415     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763890802664638     Document Type: Article

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