Family carers' experiences of support at the end of life: Carers' and health professionals' views

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 491-497

  Dosser, Isabel ^a   Kennedy, Catriona ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Action research; Carers; Communication; End of life; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868117427     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2012.18.10.491     Document Type: Article

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