Towards a basic drug kit for the dying patient

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 386-390

  Fürst, Carl Johan ^a,b   Lindqvist, Olav ^a,b   Tishelman, Carol ^a,b  

^a Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drugs list; Dying; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DELIRIUM; DYSPNEA; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ANXIETY; AWARENESS; DELIRIUM; DYSPNEA; FORMULARIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84871226989     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e328356ab5e     Document Type: Review

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