Episodes of breathlessness: Types and patterns - A qualitative study exploring experiences of patients with advanced diseases

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 524-532

  Simon, Steffen T ^a,b,c   Higginson, Irene J ^a   Benalia, Hamid ^a   Gysels, Marjolein ^a   Murtagh, Fliss E M ^a   Spicer, James ^a   Bausewein, Claudia ^a,c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c Institute of Palliative Care (ipac)   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dyspnoea; episode; palliative care; pattern; qualitative research; types

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DYSPNOEA; EPISODE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATTERN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TYPES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877973819     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313480255     Document Type: Article

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