Would you refer this patient to hospice? An evaluation of tools for determining life expectancy in end-stage dementia.
Doberman
Danielle J
DJ
Palliative Medicine Program, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21204-5805, USA. ddoberman@gbmc.org
Yasar
Sevil
S
Durso
Samuel C
SC
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003704:Dementia / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011379:Prognosis; D014481:United States