Nurses leading the response to the crisis of palliative care for vulnerable populations

Nursing Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 140-147

  McHugh, Marlene E ^a,b   Arnold, Joan ^c   Buschman, Penelope R ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84864857506     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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