Advances in Quality of Life at the End of Life

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-35

  Grant, Marcia ^a   Sun, Virginia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

end of life; palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 75749135276     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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