Rehabilitation in end-of-life management

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 158-162

  Eva, Gail ^a,b   Wee, Bee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; End of life; Palliative care; Physical function; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77957201143     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32833add27     Document Type: Article

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