What Are the potential factors that sustain registered nurses who provide home-based palliative and end-of-life care?

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 295-303

  Penz, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 70349421442     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NJH.0000319181.78659.9a     Document Type: Article

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