Complexity in caring for patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-429

  Tishelman, Carol ^a,b   Bernhardson, Britt Marie ^a,b   Blomberg, Karin ^c   Börjeson, Sussanne ^d   Franklin, Liselotte ^c   Johansson, Eva ^a   Leveälahti, Helena ^a,b   Sahlberg Blom, Eva ^c   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^e,f  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^f Ersta Hospice Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer nursing; Clinical competence; Clinical nursing research; Education; Health personnel; Nursing; Nursing care; Palliative care; Patient care

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 1342343185     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02925.x     Document Type: Article

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