The nature of suffering and its relief in the terminally ill: A qualitative study

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-11

  Daneault, Serge ^a   Lussier, Véronique ^a   Mongeau, Suzanne ^b   Paillé, Pierre ^c   Hudon, Éveline ^d   Dion, Dominique ^e   Yelle, Louise ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d Centre Hospitalier de Verdun   (Canada)

^e St Mary's Hospital

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2442695170     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970402000103     Document Type: Review

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