Guidelines for a palliative approach for aged care in the community setting: A suite of resources
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Toye, Christine
Blackwell, S.
Maher, S.
Currow, D.
Holloway, Kristi
Tieman, J.
Hegarty, M.
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2012Type
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Toye, Christine and Blackwell, Scott and Maher, Sean and Currow, David and Holloway, Kristi and Tieman, Jennifer and Hegarty, Meg. 2012. Guidelines for a palliative approach for aged care in the community setting: A suite of resources. Australasian Medical Journal 5 (11): pp. 569-574.
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Australasian Medical Journal
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This article was first published in the Australasian Medical Journal, a peer-reviewed open access journal. This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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In Australia, many people ageing in their own homes are becoming increasingly frail and unwell, approaching the end of life. A palliative approach, which adheres to palliative care principles, is often appropriate. These principles provide a framework for proactive and holistic care in which quality of life and of dying is prioritised, as is support for families.
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