Maintaining hope when close to death: Insight from cancer patients in palliative home care

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 607-612

  Olsson, Louise ^a   Östlund, Gunnel ^a   Strang, Peter ^b   Grassman, Eva Jeppsson ^a   Friedrichsen, Maria ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Home care; Hope; Interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650862928     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.12.607     Document Type: Article

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