Nurses' participation in the end-of-life process in two paediatric intensive care units in Brazil

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 264-270

  Lago, Patrícia M ^a   Nilson, Cristine ^a   Piva, Jefferson Pedro ^a   Halal, Michel Georges ^a   De Carvalho Abib, Gilda Maria ^a   Garcia, Pedro Celiny R ^a   Vieira, Ana Cláudia ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; End of life; Intensive care; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959702316     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2011.17.6.264     Document Type: Article

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