Palliative and end-of-life care research: Embracing new opportunities

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 384-390

  Aziz, Noreen M ^a   Miller, Jeri L ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84869009610     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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