Implementing a home-based exercise program for patients with advanced, incurable diseases after discharge and their caregivers: Lessons we have learned Palliative Care

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Siemens, Waldemar ^a   Wehrle, Anja ^a   Gaertner, Jan ^a   Henke, Michael ^a   Deibert, Peter ^a   Becker, Gerhild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exercise; Palliative care; Palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY;

CAREGIVERS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84942592589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1523-z     Document Type: Article

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