Predictors of social service staff involvement in selected palliative care tasks in nursing homes: An exploratory model

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 269-276

  Lacey, Debra ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Dementia; Long term care; Palliative care; Social service

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844436442     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910502200407     Document Type: Article

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