Volunteers as facilitators of communication about pain: A feasibility study

Research on Aging

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-253

  Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^a   Demiris, George ^b   Ferrell, Betty ^c   Shaunfield, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Hospice; Pain; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859055320     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027511426879     Document Type: Article

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