The brain and breathlessness: Understanding and disseminating a palliative care approach

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 396-398

  Booth, Sara ^a   Chin, Chloe ^a   Spathis, Anna ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84929174257     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315579836     Document Type: Editorial

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