Palliative care for the seriously ill

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 373, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 747-755

  Kelley, Amy S ^a,c   Morrison, R Sean ^a,b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Palliative Care Research Center   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPICE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939826076     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1404684     Document Type: Review

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