Research priorities in geriatric palliative care: Nonpain symptoms

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1001-1007

  Combs, Sara ^a   Kluger, Benzi M ^b   Kutner, Jean S ^c  

^a Division of Renal Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIRTAZAPINE; PLACEBO; SERTRALINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGITATION; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ANTICIPATORY GRIEF; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; DECISION MAKING; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL CARE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSIC THERAPY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84884484670     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.9484     Document Type: Article

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