The terror of the night: Posttraumatic stress disorder at the end of life

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 196-204

  Woods, Anne B ^a,b  

^a Joseph Richey Hospice   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Hospice; Palliative care; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055207265     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129191-200310000-00012     Document Type: Article

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