Receiving Difficult News: Views of patients in an inpatient setting

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 40-48

  Cleary, Michelle ^a   Hunt, Glenn E ^b   Escott, Phil ^c   Walter, Garry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

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EID: 77954009964     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20100504-01     Document Type: Article

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