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Abstract
Palliative care, a rapidly growing medical specialty, uses a team approach to enhance quality of care for persons with serious illness. This review summarizes recent trends and the focus of such care on communication, pain and symptom management, and psychosocial assessment.
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Title
Palliative Care for the Seriously Ill
Author
Kelley, Amy S; Sean, Morrison R 1
1 From the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (A.S.K., R.S.M.), and the National Palliative Care Research Center (R.S.M.), New York, and the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx (A.S.K., R.S.M.) — both in New York.
1 From the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (A.S.K., R.S.M.), and the National Palliative Care Research Center (R.S.M.), New York, and the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx (A.S.K., R.S.M.) — both in New York.
Pages
747-755
Section
Review Article
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Aug 20, 2015
Website
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1705787576
Copyright
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