Palliative care and end of life: The caregiver

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  McGuire, Deborah B ^a   Grant, Marian ^a   Park, Jumin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

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EID: 84869009431     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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