Open AccessThe Clinical Course of Advanced Dementia
Author(s) -
Susan L. Mitchell,
Joan M. Teno,
Dan K. Kiely,
Michele L. Shaffer,
Richard N. Jones,
Holly G. Prigerson,
Ladislav Volicer,
Jane L. Givens,
Mary Beth Hamel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0902234
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , pneumonia , odds ratio , confidence interval , severe dementia , disease , pediatrics , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine
Dementia is a leading cause of death in the United States but is underrecognized as a terminal illness. The clinical course of nursing home residents with advanced dementia has not been well described.
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