Identifying Persons with Diabetes Who Could Benefit from a Palliative Approach to Care

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-35

  Johnston, Grace M ^a   Lethbridge, Lynn ^a   Talbot, Pam ^b   Dunbar, Margaret ^b   Jewell, Laura ^a   Henderson, David ^c   D'Intino, Anne Frances ^d   McIntyre, Paul ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Cape Breton District Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease registry; Diabetes; End of life; Palliative care; Population based study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CANADA; HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84921423587     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: 23523840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2014.01.009     Document Type: Article

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