Integrating Palliative Care in the Nursing Home: An Interprofessional Opportunity

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 863-865

  Swagerty, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; SOCIAL WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84912101690     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.09.008     Document Type: Editorial

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