Palliative care and type ii diabetes: A need for new guidelines?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 444-445

  Vandenhaute, Vincent ^a,b  

^a Europe Hospitals   (Belgium)

^b Department of Paediatrics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

clinical trial; diabetes; diabetes mellitus type 2; hospice care; hyperglycemia; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 78049287304     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110364222     Document Type: Article

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