Family stress and advance directives: A comparative study

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-227

  Davis, Barbara A ^a   Burns, Jennifer ^b   Rezac, Debra ^c   Dillard, Barbara ^d   Kieffner, Erin ^a   Gargus, Jessica ^a   Tiberi, Antonio S ^a   Waters, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b Western Baptist Hospital   (United States)

^c Saint Francis Health Center   (United States)

^d MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Family stress; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649222709     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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