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Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

BACKGROUND: Nursing home residents in Sweden are old, frail and usually have multiple morbidities which often make dying a prolonged suffering. It has been found that older persons at nursing homes receive far less palliative care than younger persons, partly because it is difficult to identify when...

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Autores principales: Åvik Persson, Helene, Sandgren, Anna, Fürst, Carl-Johan, Ahlström, Gerd, Behm, Lina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6000966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29898674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0825-0