Patients' perspectives on end-of-life issues and implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-11

  Strachan, Patricia H ^a   Carroll, Sandra L ^a   De Laat, Sonya ^a   Schwartz, Lisa ^b   Arthur, Heather M ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79959592859     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971102700103     Document Type: Review

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