Palliative Care: An Evolving Field in Medicine

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-171

  Eti, Serife ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Palliative care; Prognostic tools

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79957635860     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: 1558299X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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