Medication in the last days of life for motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 562-564

  Oliver, David J ^a   Campbell, Colin ^b   O'Brien, Tony ^c   Sloan, Richard ^d   Sykes, Nigel ^e   Tallon, Carol ^f   Taylor Horan, Jane ^a   Udoma, Mayen ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b St Catherine's Hospice ^*  (United States)

^c Marymount Hospice   (Ireland)

^d Weldmar Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^e ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^f Myton Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^g MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life; Medication; Opioids; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DEATH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPICES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649357346     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2010.493203     Document Type: Article

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