Good end-of-life care: Perspectives of middle-aged and older Singaporeans

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-263

  Malhotra, Chetna ^a   Chan, Angelique ^a,b   Do, Young Kyung ^a   Malhotra, Rahul ^a   Goh, Cynthia ^a  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

advance care planning; communication; cost; end of life; Older adults; palliative care; place of death; religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84864628021     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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