Psychometric properties of the serenity scale

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 337-344

  Kruse, Barbara G ^a   Heinemann, Denise ^a   Moody, Linda ^b   Beckstead, Jason ^b   Conley, Cid Ellis ^a  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Nursing; Pilot study; Psychometric testing; Research; Serenity scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849090990     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129191-200511000-00014     Document Type: Article

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