- ►annals.org J Lynn, NE Goldstein - Annals of internal medicine, 2003 - Am Coll Physicians Patients with eventually fatal illnesses often receive routine treatments in
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VP Tilden, SW Tolle, LL Drach, NA Perrin - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2004 - pt.wkhealth.com OBJECTIVES: To examine the end-of-life experiences of elderly decedents dying
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R Mularski, JR Curtis, M Osborne, RA … - Journal of pain and symptom management, 2004 - Elsevier Improving end-of-life care requires accurate indicators of the quality of dying.
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LC Hanson, KS Reynolds, M Henderson, CG … - Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2005 - liebertonline.com Context: Death is common in nursing homes, but access to palliative care is
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LR Shugarman, K Lorenz, J Lynn - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2005 - Elsevier Health care in the United States has not adequately addressed the needs of a
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MD Cantor, RA Pearlman - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2003 - Elsevier Residents of long-term care facilities are at risk of serious medical illnesses
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RF Dijkstra, JCC Braspenning, Z Huijsmans, … - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2005 - Elsevier The first 150 consecutive patients who visited their internist for a diabetes
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