Palliative and end-of-life care in the serious and persistently mentally ill population

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 298-303

  Baker, Angela ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Mentally ill; Nurse practitioner in psychiatry; Palliative care; Serious and persistent mental illness; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744582026     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390305282209     Document Type: Review

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