Palliative care advocacy in the United States: Are there lessons for geriatric psychiatry?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 284-290

  Kollas, Chad D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858774714     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3182331732     Document Type: Note

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