Karmic quest: Thai family caregivers promoting a peaceful death for people with AIDS

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-103

  Nilmant, Kittikorn ^a   Street, Annette F ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AIDS; Karma; Spiritual; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; THAILAND;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPIRITUALITY; THAILAND;

EID: 44449144591     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2007.27.1.94     Document Type: Article

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