The role of the district nurse in bereavement support

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 467-478

  Birtwistle, Jon ^a   Payne, Sheila ^b   Smith, Peter ^c   Kendrick, Tony ^d  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Primary Medical Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036617202     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02208.x     Document Type: Article

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