Sudden traumatic death: Caring for the bereaved

Trauma

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-109

  Scott, Tricia ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

caring; communication; emergency practitioners; sudden bereavement; trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RELATIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 36549047987     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460408607084127     Document Type: Article

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