Palliative geriatrics. What are the differences between oncologic and non-oncologic palliative geriatric inpatients?;Palliative Geriatrie. Wie unterscheiden sich onkologische von nichtonkologischen geriatrischen Palliativpatienten im Krankenhaus?

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 369-375

  Genz, H ^b   Jenetzky, E ^c   Hauer, K ^b   Oster, P ^b   Pfisterer, M H D ^a  

^a Klinik für Geriatrie und Zentrum für Hospiz und Palliativversorgung   (Germany)

^b Bethanien Krankenhauses Geriatrisches Zentrum   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geriatric nursing; Inpatients; Oncologic nursing; Palliative care; Palliative geriatrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART DISEASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMENTIA; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEART DISEASES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 78649926888     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-010-0148-z     Document Type: Article

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