Communication issues at the end of life: Reports from hospice volunteers

Health Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-233

  Planalp, Sally ^a   Trost, Melanie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Palliative Care Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINALLY ILL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 45849113259     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802055331     Document Type: Article

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