Curing Diseases and Healing Suffering: Inspiration from Developments in Palliative Medicine
Geriatrics and palliative medicine are medical specialties that share much in common: they are relatively recent disciplines, they deal with the elderly, and end-of-life issues are prominent. They both aim to provide an improved quality of life for patients whose health is generally deteriorating. H...
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| Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2008-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700073 |