Palliative care for the geriatric patient in Europe: Survey describing the services, policies, legislation, and associations;Versorgung geriatrischer Palliativpatienten in Europa: Umfrage zu Angeboten, Strategien, Gesetzgebung und Fachgesellschaften

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 381-385

  Piers, R ^a   Pautex, S ^b   Curale, V ^c   Pfisterer, M ^d   Van Nes, M C ^e   Rexach, L ^f   Ribbe, M ^g   van Den Noortgate, N ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^c GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Evangelisches Krankenhaus Elisabethenstift   (Germany)

^e CHR de la Citadelle ^*  (Germany)

^f HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^g VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Elderly; Europe; Palliative care; Services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART DISEASE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART DISEASES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 78649911439     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-010-0149-y     Document Type: Article

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