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Hospice Care for Patients with Advanced Progressive Dementia, 9780826111609
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This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families. Much of the information is based on the successful 10-year experience of the E.N. Rogers Memorial Hospital, where the first palliative care program for the management o…

Hospice Care for Patients with Advanced Progressive Dementia

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    316 pages

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    31 December 2003

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This volume demonstrates how hospice care leads to improved quality of life for patients with terminal dementia and their families. Much of the information is based on the successful 10-year experience of the E.N. Rogers Memorial Hospital, where the first palliative care program for the management of patients with advanced dementia was developed.

The book discusses Alzheimer’s and other progressive dementias and reviews the clinical problems encountered, including infections, eating d…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780826111609
ISBN-10:0826111602
Series:Springer Series on Ethics, Law and Aging
Author:Ladislav Volicer
Publisher:Springer Publishing Company
Imprint:Springer Publishing Co Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:316
Edition:1st
Release Date:31 December 2003
Weight:363g
Dimensions:20mm x 150mm x 221mm
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Ladislav Volicer

Vladislav Volicer, MD, PhD, is currently Courtesy Full Professor, School of Aging Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida. He is also External Professor, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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