Trajectories of disability in the last year of life [1]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-295

  Lunney, June R ^a   Lynn, Joanne ^b  

^a Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association   (United States)

^b Colorado Foundation for Medical Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; NOTE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS;

EID: 77954632257     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1005305     Document Type: Letter

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