Dyspnea management across the palliative care continuum

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 130-139

  Brennan, Caitlin W ^a,b   Mazanec, Polly ^b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; nursing interventions; palliative care; state of the science

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955663937     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e3182148314     Document Type: Article

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