Determinants of the administration of continuous palliative sedation: A systematic review

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1624-1632

  Van Deijck, Rogier H P D ^a   Hasselaar, Jeroen G J ^b   Verhagen, Stans C A H H V M ^b   Vissers, Kris C P ^b   Koopmans, Raymond T C M ^b  

^a De Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS PALLIATIVE SEDATION; DENMARK; DYING; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84890399416     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0173     Document Type: Review

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