Selection bias in family reports on end of life with dementia in nursing homes

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1292-1296

  Van Der Steen, Jenny T ^a   Deliens, Luc ^b,c   Ribbe, Miel W ^a   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Public and Occupational Health ^*  (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMFORT; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELECTION BIAS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84870616566     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0136     Document Type: Article

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