Managing the secrets of dying backstage: The voices of nursing home staff

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-207

  Oliver, Debra Parker ^a   Porock, Davina ^b   Oliver, David B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Long Term Care   (United States)

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EID: 35448964715     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3P8G-5JAD-J2NF-BKGK     Document Type: Article

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