Do the Trajectories of Dyspnea Differ in Prevalence and Intensity by Diagnosis at the End of Life? A Consecutive Cohort Study

Context: Breathlessness reportedly worsens as death approaches for many people, but the differences in intensity and time course between underlying causes are not well described. Objectives: To determine differences in the intensity of breathlessness by diagnosis over time as death approaches in a c...

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Main Authors: Currow, D., Smith, J., Davidson, Patricia, Newton, Phillip, Agar, M., Abernethy, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16743