Results from the national hospice volunteer training survey

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-265

  Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^a   Schneider, Greg ^b   Oliver, Debra Parker ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Hospice Volunteer Association   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPICE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649329336     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0240     Document Type: Article

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