The stresses of hospice volunteer work

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 188-192

  Brown, Mary V ^a  

^a UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life; hospice; stress; stressors; volunteer; volunteer coordinators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 79955543923     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110381883     Document Type: Article

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