Retrospective and prospective data collection compared in the dutch end of life in dementia (DEOLD) study

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 88-94

  Van Der Steen, Jenny T ^a   Ribbe, Miel W ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,b   Gutschow, Giselka ^a   Onwuteaka Philipsen, Bregje D ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cohort studies; dementia; follow back; nursing homes; palliative care; research design

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84894447777     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318293b380     Document Type: Review

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