Palliative treatment: Redefining interventions to treat suffering near the end of life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 643-646

  Kon, Alexander A ^a   Ablin, Arthur R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; ANALGESIA; MENTAL STRESS; RELIGION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; THERAPY;

HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINALLY ILL; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954439757     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0410     Document Type: Article

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