On the meanings and experiences of living and dying in an Australian hospice

Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-111

  Broom, Alex ^a   Cavenagh, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

hospice; palliative care; qualitative; sociology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; HOSPICE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; HOSPICES; HUMANS; IDENTITY CRISIS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78650984014     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459309360797     Document Type: Article

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