Management of death rattle at end of life

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 81-85

  Twomey, Shelagh ^a   Dowling, Maura ^b  

^a WEXFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Death rattle; Noisy breathing; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874909077     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2013.22.2.81     Document Type: Article

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