Palliative care for dementia-time to think again?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 491-494

  Crowther, J ^a   Wilson, K C M ^a   Horton, S ^b   Lloyd Williams, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b St Lukes Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DYING; FAMILY COUNSELING; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORKER; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84878653476     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct078     Document Type: Article

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