A comparative study of death anxiety in hospice and emergency nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 700-706

  Payne, S A ^a   Dean, S J ^a   Kalus, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b The Rowans   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Coping; Death anxiety; Hospices; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032175953     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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