Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and assisted ventilation: How patients decide

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-213

  Lemoignan, Josée ^a   Ells, Carolyn ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Decision analysis; Professional conduct and ethics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANADA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77957002885     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951510000027     Document Type: Article

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