Offering older hospitalised patients the choice to die in their preferred place

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1047, 2013, Pages 20-24

  Ahearn, David Jonathan ^a   Nidh, Niamh ^b   Kallat, Arun ^b   Adenwala, Yousouf ^b   Varman, Surendra ^b  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PLACE PREFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TIME OF DEATH;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84871611167     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131161     Document Type: Review

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