Advance care planning and dying in nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium: A nationwide survey

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-234

  De Gendt, Cindy ^a   Bilsen, Johan ^a   Stichele, Robert Vander ^a,b   Deliens, Luc ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; advance directives; end of life; nursing homes; palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PROXY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84873405197     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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