Palliative Care on Patients With Paraquat Poisoning: Analysis of 90 Cases From 2005–2016

Summary: Background: Paraquat poisoning has high mortality rate. Hospice services have been provided by National Health Insurance program in Taiwan since 2000, and were expanded to noncancer illnesses in September 2009. The palliative care strategy and the impact of this expanded palliative care po...

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Main Authors: Feng-Chi Kuo, Meng-Ruey Wu, Chia-Ying Hsiao, Chun-Yen Chen, Kung-Te Wang, Hung-I Yeh, Min-I Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959818300644