Palliative and end-of-life care conversations in COPD: A systematic literature review

ERJ Open Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Tavares, Nuno ^a,b,c   Jarrett, Nikki ^c   Hunt, Katherine ^c   Wilkinson, Tom ^b,c  

^a PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Wessex NIHR CLAHRC   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONVERSATION; DETERIORATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSPNEA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85081975081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23120541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00068-2016     Document Type: Review

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