Patterns of Functional Decline at the End of Life
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- 14 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 289 (18) , 2387-2392
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.289.18.2387
Abstract
Clinical observation supports the existence of differences in functional decline before dying. Although these differences may have important implications for the organization and delivery of care at the end of life, little empirical work examines such patterns across large populations.Keywords
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