Symptom Prevalence in the Last days of Life in Germany: The Role of Place of Death

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 431-437

  Escobar Pinzón, Luis Carlos ^a   Claus, Matthias ^a   Zepf, Kirsten Isabel ^a   Fischbeck, Sabine ^a   Weber, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

end of life care; palliative care; place of care; place of death; public health; symptom burden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFUSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFUSION; DEATH; EATING DISORDERS; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865095469     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111425228     Document Type: Article

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