The unmet palliative care needs of those dying with dementia

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 126-133

  Dempsey, Laura ^a   Dowling, Maura ^a   Larkin, Philip ^b   Murphy, Kathy ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dementia; Good death; Palliative care; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84926168865     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.3.126     Document Type: Review

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