End of life clinician-family communication in ICU: A retrospective observational study - implications for nursing

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 17-23

  Bloomer, Melissa ^a   Lee, Susan ^a   O'Connor, Margaret ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; End of life; Family support

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650702898     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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