The need for integrating palliative care in ageing and dementia policies

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 705-706

  Van Den Block, Lieve ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMENTIA; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84930799018     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku084     Document Type: Note

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