Views on care of the elderly and dying. Interview by Thomas Swick.
1987
J Lynn
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009735
Nursing Homes
Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.
Homes, Nursing,Nursing Home
D004219
District of Columbia
A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.
Washington, D.C.,Washington, DC
D005853
Geriatrics
The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.
Gerontology
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368
Aged
A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.
Elderly
D001293
Attitude to Death
Conceptual response of the person to the various aspects of death, which are based on individual psychosocial and cultural experience.
Attitudes to Death,Death, Attitude to,Death, Attitudes to
D013727
Terminal Care
Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.
End-Of-Life Care,End of Life Care,Care, End-Of-Life,Care, Terminal,End-Of-Life Cares