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The care of dying men
Author(s) -
Jeyakumar Jana,
Feuer David
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.309
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , advance care planning , multidisciplinary team , control (management) , gerontology , medicine , psychology , nursing , palliative care , sociology , management , social science , economics
The care of dying patients begins long before they approach the last few days of life. The authors explain how advance care planning, involving the whole multidisciplinary team and supporting the family are as important as symptom control in the last few hours of life. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons