Palliative care, geriatric psychiatry, and you

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 281-283

  Irwin, Scott A ^a  

^a Institute for Palliative Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84858763926     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31824ab1fc     Document Type: Editorial

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