Parkinson’s disease, palliative care and older people: part 1
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Parkinson’s disease, palliative care and older people: part 1

Sue Thomas Nursing Policy and Practice Adviser for Disability and Chronic Disease, Royal College of Nursing, London
Doug MacMahon Lead Physician for Older People, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall

In the first of two articles on palliative care for people with Parkinson’s disease, the authors revise the common features of the disease, its different stages and the nature of palliative care for people who suffer from it. Next month, they consider management of common problems in late-stage Parkinson’s and various ethical issues that nurses may encounter.

Nursing Older People. 16, 1, 22-26. doi: 10.7748/nop2004.03.16.1.22.c2290

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