The prevalence of symptoms in hospice patients with end-stage heart disease

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 124-131

  McMillan, Susan C ^a   Dunbar, Sandra B ^b   Zhang, Weihua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Heart failure; Hospice; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248340421     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NJH.0000269996.06002.a5     Document Type: Article

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