End-of-life decisions in acute stroke patients: an observational cohort study

Background: Crucial issues of modern stroke care include best practice end-of-life-decision (EOLD)-making procedures and the provision of high-quality palliative care for dying stroke patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed records of those patients who died over a 4-year period (2011-2014) o...

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Main Authors: Alonso, Angelika (Author) , Ebert, Anne (Author) , Dörr, Dorothee (Author) , Buchheidt, Dieter (Author) , Hennerici, Michael G. (Author) , Szabo, Kristina (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 05 April 2016
In: BMC palliative care
Year: 2016, Volume: 15, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:1472-684X
DOI:10.1186/s12904-016-0113-8
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Author Notes:Angelika Alonso, Anne D. Ebert, Dorothee Dörr, Dieter Buchheidt, Michael G. Hennerici and Kristina Szabo

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