The place of death in Parkinson's disease

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-619

  Snell, Kalyani ^a   Pennington, Susan ^b   Lee, Mark ^c   Walker, Richard ^d  

^a SpR Palliative Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b ST3 Palliative Medicine Marie Curie hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c Monkwearmouth Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEATH; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PLACE OF DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 69449102936     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp123     Document Type: Letter

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