Suffering and dying nursing home residents: Nurses' perceptions of the role of family members

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-149

  Lopez, Ruth Palan ^a,b  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; End of life care; Geriatric nursing; Long term care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248366903     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NJH.0000269994.21249.f6     Document Type: Article

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