Recognising and managing key transitions in end of life care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7774, 2010, Pages 649-652

  Boyd, Kirsty ^a   Murray, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL INDICATOR; DEMENTIA; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77957120048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4863     Document Type: Review

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