Dementia deaths in hospice: A retrospective case note audit

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 581-585

  De Vries, Kay ^a   Nowell, Allyson ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Dementia; Hospice; Referrals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855288937     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2011.17.12.581     Document Type: Article

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