Breaking the bad news when sudden death occurs

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Von Bloch, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMAN; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

COMMUNICATION; DEATH, SUDDEN; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMANS;

EID: 0029793646     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v23n04_07     Document Type: Article

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