Quality of hospice care for individuals with dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1212-1214

  Unroe, Kathleen T ^a   Meier, Diane E ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESUSCITATION;

DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84880267661     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12318     Document Type: Editorial

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