Palliative care for people with chronic heart failure: When is it time?

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Johnson, M J ^a,b   Gadoud, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Catherine's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c Yorkshire and Humber Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 79959610996     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971102700107     Document Type: Article

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