Proving palliative care in end-stage heart failure

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-105

  Hemani, Salima ^a   Letizia, Marijo ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

End stage heart failure; Heart failure; Hospice eligibility for heart failure; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149110112     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NJH.0000306734.24097.ec     Document Type: Article

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