‘In solitary confinement’: Planning end-of-life well-being with people with advanced dementia, their family and professional carers

Mortality

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-285

  Godwin, Beatrice ^a   Waters, Hilary ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advance directives; advanced dementia; communication; end of life care

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950754936     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576270903056840     Document Type: Article

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