Palliative care in advanced lung disease: The challenge of integrating palliation into everyday care

Chest

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 801-809

  Rocker, Graeme M ^a,b   Simpson, A Catherine ^b   Horton, Robert ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Implementing a Novel and Supportive Program of Individualized Care for Patients and Families Living With Respiratory Disease (INSPIRED)   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VULNERABLE POPULATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84929214264     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2593     Document Type: Article

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