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110	1		_aWHO - World Health Organization _994155
245	1	0	_aBetter palliative care for older people / WHO - World Health Organization ; edited by Elizabeth Davies and
245	1	0	_aIrene J Higginson
264			_aGinebra : WHO - World Health Organization, 2004
300			_a40 p. : il. a color ; 24 x 21 cm.
505	0	0	_aWhy palliative care for older people is a public health priority -- Palliative carte: the needs and rights
505	0	0	_aof older people and their families -- Evidence of underassessment and undertreatment -- Evidence of effective
505	0	0	_acare solutions -- The challenge for health policy- and decisión-makers -- Recommendations --
520			_aMost deaths in European and other developed countries occur in people aged over 65, but relatively little
520			_ahealth policy concerns their needs in the last years of life. As life expectancy increases, the number of
520			_apeople living to older ages is also increasing in many countries. At the same time, the relative number of
520			_apeople of working age is declining and the age of potential caregivers is increasing. Palliative care is
520			_atherefore of growing public health importance. Older people have traditionally received less palliative care
520			_athan younger people and services have focused on cancer. This booklet is part of the WHO Regional Office for
520			_aEurope's work to present evidence for health policy- and decision-makers in a clear and understandable form.
520			_aIt presents the needs of older people, the different trajectories of illnesses they suffer, evidence of
520			_aunderassessment of pain and other symptoms, their need to be involved in decision-making, evidence for
520			_aeffective palliative care solutions, and issues for the future. A companion booklet entitled Palliative care
520			_a- the solid facts considers how to improve services and educate professionals and the public.
530			_ahttp://www.euro.who.int/document/e82933.pdf
530			_ahttp://www.euro.who.int/document/e82933R.pdf (File size: 1MB)
650	1	4	_aAdultos mayores _xsalud _999639
650	1	4	_aCuidados hospitalarios _9105456
650	1	4	_aCuidados medicos _9105463
650	1	4	_aCuidados Paliativos _9105465
650	1	4	_aMedicina basada en la evidencia _9115977
650	1	4	_aPersonas mayores _xsalud _9127364
650	1	4	_aPromocion de la salud _9129022
650	1	4	_aSalud de la comunidad _9130909
650	1	4	_aServicios médicos para envejecidos _9131465
700	1		_aDavies, Elizabeth _eed. _939275
700	1		_aHigginson, Irene J. _eed. _949949
710	1		_aOMS - Organización Mundial de la Salud (Ginebra) _993454
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