Challenges facing families at the end of life in three settings

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 144-168

  Kehl, Karen A ^a   Kirchhoff, Karin T ^a   Kramer, Betty J ^b   Hovland Scafe, Cyndi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Political Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregiver; Settings; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951690097     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524250903555080     Document Type: Article

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