Multidsciplinary heart failure management and end of life care

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-321

  Ryder, Mary ^a   Beattie, James M ^b   O'Hanlon, Rory ^a   McDonald, Kenneth ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced heart failure; Multidisciplinary disease management; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856880635     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32834d749e     Document Type: Review

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