A "good death" with irreversible liver disease: Talking with patients and families about deteriorating health and dying

Clinical Liver Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-18

  Boyd, Kirsty ^a   Kimbell, Barbara ^b   Murray, Scott ^b   Iredale, John ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DETERIORATION; DYING; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84937886607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cld.479     Document Type: Article

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