Last hours of living

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 641-667

  Ferris, Frank D ^a  

^a San Diego Hospice   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOPERIDOL; IODINE; KETOCONAZOLE; LORAZEPAM; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SILVER;

AGED; BEREAVEMENT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CORONER; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DYING; DYSPHAGIA; EYELID CLOSURE; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GERIATRIC CARE; GRIEF; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKIN CARE; WASTING SYNDROME; WOUND CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 8444223063     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.07.011     Document Type: Review

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