The national consensus project and national quality forum preferred practices in care of the imminently dying

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 316-322

  Lynch, Maureen ^a   Dahlin, Constance M ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing; Palliative care; Quality of healthcare; Terminally ill

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849151387     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NJH.0000299314.99514.c2     Document Type: Article

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