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Challenges in assessing nursing home residents with advanced dementia for suspected urinary tract infections. |
D'Agata E, Loeb MB, Mitchell SL. |
Assessing Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia Background: Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most commonly diagnosed infection in nursing homes (NHs),1,2 o... |
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Early palliative care in advanced lung cancer: a qualitative study. |
Yoong J, Park ER, Greer JA, et al. |
Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer Background: Accumulating evidence supports the early integration of palliative care (PC) with standard oncology care; this timing may alter the emphasis ... |
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Parental explicit heuristics in decision-making for children with life-threatening illnesses. |
Renjilian CB, Womer JW, Carroll KW, Kang TI, Feudtner C. |
Heuristics in Parental Decision Making for Children with Life-Threatening Conditions Background: Informed consent and deliberative decision making may not reflect the actual process by which parents... |
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Inpatient hospitalization of oncology patients: are we missing an opportunity for end-of-life care? |
Rocque GB, Barnett AE, Illig LC, et al. |
Hospitalization of Cancer Patients--A Palliative Care Opportunity? Background: More than 60% of patients with end-stage cancer are admitted to a hospital in the last month of life.1 What patterns of ... |
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After the death of a friend: young men's grief and masculine identities |
Creighton G, Oliffe JL, Butterwick S, Saewyc E. |
Masculine Identity and Grief in Young Men Following a Friend's Death Background: In Western cultures, stoicism, anger, and rationality characterize expectations of how men express grief.1 How do youn... |
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Palliative radiation therapy practice in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium (CanCORS) Study. |
Chen AB, Cronin A, Weeks JC, et al. |
Practice of Palliative Radiation Therapy for Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Background: Meta-analyses report no significant difference in pain relief between single-fraction and multi-frac... |
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