Palliative needs of spousal caregivers of patients with heart failure followed up at specialized heart failure centers

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Hupcey, Judith E ^a,b   Fenstermacher, Kimberly ^a   Kitko, Lisa ^a   Fogg, Janet ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; palliative care; spouse caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955673420     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e31820ce15e     Document Type: Article

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