The importance of a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to end-of-life care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 822-823

  Walling, Anne M ^a,b   Dy, Sydney M ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84901688089     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2757-x     Document Type: Note

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