Experiences of nurses practicing home-based palliative care in a rural South African setting

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 593-598

  Campbell, Laura Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community care; Home based palliative care; Photoelicitation; Qualitative research; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

HUMANS; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84855285584     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2011.17.12.593     Document Type: Article

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