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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 84-92Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1049909114548719
Keywords
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; palliative care; hospice; alternative medicine; quality of life
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- NICHD NIH HHS [K12 HD001097] Funding Source: Medline
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As palliative care physicians become increasingly involved in the care of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), they will be asked to provide guidance regarding the use of supplements, diet, exercise, and other common preventive medicine interventions. Moreover, palliative care physicians have a crucial role assisting patients with ALS in addressing health care decisions to maximize quality of life and cope with a rapidly disabling disease. It is therefore important for palliative care physicians to be familiar with commonly encountered palliative care issues in ALS. This article provides an evidenced-based review of palliative care options not usually addressed in national and international ALS guidelines.
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