Narratives of hospice volunteers: Perspectives on death and dying

Qualitative Research Reports in Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-56

  Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospice; Narrative; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951084366     PISSN: 17459435     EISSN: 17459443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17459430600964935     Document Type: Article

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