Palliative and end-of-life care for people with stroke

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 229-232

  Wee, Bee ^a,b,c   Adams, Astrid ^b   Evaa, Gail ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; End of life care; Palliative care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78449235706     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32833ff4f8     Document Type: Article

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