Failure to recognise patients at the end of life in acute hospitals

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-2

  Hillman, K M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYING; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEATH; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POPULATION;

EID: 84890457020     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12231     Document Type: Editorial

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