Workforce issues in palliative and end-of-life care

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 334-341

  Chiarella, Mary ^a   Duffield, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

End of life care; Palliative care; Palliative care workforce; Workforce planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849098980     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NJH.0000299315.07139.72     Document Type: Article

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