Nurse practitioners and end-of-life care: Beliefs, practices, and perceptions

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-51

  Tyree, Tammy L ^b,c   Long, Carol O ^c   Greenberg, Edward A ^a  

^a Capstone Healthcare Groups ^*

^b Capstone Healthcare Groups   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Nurse practitioners

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744514748     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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