Helping patients with cancer prepare for hospice

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-188

  Hill, Kelly K ^a   Hacker, Eileen D ^b  

^a Cancer Care Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOSPICES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ADMISSION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77955301500     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.180-188     Document Type: Article

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