Families speak about inpatient end-of-life care

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-158

  London, Marla R ^a   Lundstedt, Janyce ^a  

^a EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; End of life; Family satisfaction; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; OREGON; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33947198104     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000263105.08096.b1     Document Type: Article

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