Age and Aging
End-of-life care strategies examined in Pennsylvania prisons
Published in Oncology Business Week, February 14th, 2010
The project will develop an intervention toolkit for use by staff at any prison in the country. End-of-life care -- an attempt to optimize the quality of life for dying patients -- includes hospice and palliative care, and aims to alleviate symptoms and suffering during advanced chronic illness.
Prison workers, including health care professionals, chaplains, prison society volunteers and...
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