Psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual health disparities in end-of-life and palliative care: Where we are and where we need to go

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 370-375

  Evans, Bronwynne C ^a   Ume, Ebere ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84869014762     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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