The liverpool care pathway: Does it improve quality of life?

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 942-946

  Duffy, Anita ^a   Payne, Sheila ^a,b   Timmins, Fiona ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care of older people; End of life care; Multidisciplinary team; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051772794     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.15.942     Document Type: Article

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