Palliative care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review of current international guidelines and initiatives

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 413-418

  Bede, Peter ^a   Oliver, David ^b,c   Stodart, James ^d   Van Den Berg, Leonard ^e   Simmons, Zachary ^f   Brannagáin, Doiminic Ó ^g,h   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^i,j   Hardiman, Orla ^a,k  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Wisdom Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^h OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

ⁱ LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^k BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALS SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COORDINATION; EUROPE; GASTROSTOMY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MCGILL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHEDULE FOR MEANING IN LIFE EVALUATION; SCHEDULE FOR THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALISED QUALITY OF LIFE DIRECT WEIGHTING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79952739161     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2010.232637     Document Type: Article

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