Nursing care for patients on the edge of life in nursing homes: Obstacles are overshadowing opportunities

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-60

  Hov, Reidun ^a   Hedelin, Birgitta ^b   Athlin, Elsy ^c  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nursing care; Nursing home care; Palliative care; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873649180     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2011.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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