Providing palliative care in end-stage COPD within primary care

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Barnett, Margaret ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Quality of life; Symptomatic relief

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645829484     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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