Perspectives on Palliative Care Among Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients and Their Families in Singapore.
CONCLUSION: There is a need to improve awareness and provision of palliative care services for DMD patients in Singapore where discussion of end-of-life care is often considered taboo. Prevention and correction of scoliosis and provision of appropriate ventilatory support may improve quality of life in DMD patients.
PMID: 32246708 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tapawan SJC, Wang FS, Lee MW, Chua AQ, Lin JB, Han V, Lim MT, Ong HT, Tay SK Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research
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