End-of-life issues in caring for patients with dementia: The case for palliative care in management of terminal dementia

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-12

  Coleman, Albert M E ^a  

^a AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; end of life; ethical and legal issues; palliative care; patients; terminal

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DEMENTIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84856590120     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111410306     Document Type: Review

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