Transitioning to end-of-life care for patients with advanced heart failure

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 796-

  Thai, Vincent ^a   Cujec, Bibiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ANXIETY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FAMILY COUNSELING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL EVENT; TERMINAL DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77954901714     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0030     Document Type: Letter

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