Most hospices and palliative care programmes in the USA serve people with dementia; lack of awareness, need for respite care and reimbursement policies are the main barriers to providing this care

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 40-41

  Ryan, Tony ^a   Ingleton, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84893360954     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebn1144     Document Type: Note

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