As if the cancer wasn't enough ...: A case study of depression in terminal illness

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 319-329

  Knopf, Kerstin ^a   Head, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; palliative care; terminal illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862187123     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e3182560da7     Document Type: Article

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