End-of-life care: An overview for professional counselors

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-202

  Werth Jr , James L ^a,b,c   Crow, Laura ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b Radford University   (United States)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 63749128796     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00567.x     Document Type: Article

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