| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
| The role of hospitals in caring for people in the last year of their lives | | Author(s) | A Cartwright |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 20, no 4, July 1991 |
| Pages | pp 271-274 |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Hospital services. |
| Annotation | A longitudinal study (1969-1987) examining the extent and distribution of hospital or hospice care and the characteristics of those admitted. Results raise questions about traditional emphasis on diagnosis and cure in hospital care, training of medical students, and adequacy of care for the elderly. |
| Accession Number | CPA-940614006 |
| Classmark | LV: LD |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|