Palliative care volunteers: Why do they do it?

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 78-84

  Claxton Oldfield, Stephen ^a   Jefferies, Joanna ^a   Fawcett, Catherine ^a   Wasylkiw, Louise ^a   Claxton Oldfield, Jane ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Victorian Order of Nurses   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DISEASE COURSE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTIVATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 3242703413     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970402000203     Document Type: Review

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