Imagine you are dying: Would you be interested in having a hospice palliative care volunteer?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  Claxton Oldfield, Stephen ^a   Gosselin, Natasha ^a   Claxton Oldfield, Jane ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Tantramar Hospice Palliative Care Organization   (Canada)

Author keywords

Awareness; Hospice palliative care; Utilization; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 59549102280     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108327026     Document Type: Article

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