Factors influencing the referral of non-cancer patients to community specialist palliative care nurses

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Andrews, Nicola ^a   Seymour, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community nursing; Macmillan nurses; Non cancer nursing; Referral patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951654321     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2011.17.1.35     Document Type: Article

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