Dying at home: Community nurses' views on the impact of informal carers on cancer patients' place of death

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 636-642

  Jack, B ^a   O'brien, M ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer assessment tool; Carers; Place of death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DEMOGRAPHY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOPLASM; NURSING; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77955749080     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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