Caring to death: The murder of patients by nurses

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-309

  Field, John ^a   Pearson, Alan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ETHICS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 77958082343     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01845.x     Document Type: Article

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