Making explicit the contention in hospice care

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 432-438

  Moon, Paul J ^a  

^a United Hospice of Atlanta   (United States)

Author keywords

Contention; Education; Hospice; Self awareness; Social context; Subjectivities; Thanaphobic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHILOSOPHY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; DEATH; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; THANATOLOGY;

EID: 70649099980     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109338389     Document Type: Article

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