Poetry and Healing at the End of Life

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 796-800

  Clary, Patrick L ^a  

^a Exeter Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; POETRY AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79952278085     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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