The end of life and the family: Hospice patients' views on dying as relational

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-513

  Broom, Alex ^a   Kirby, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; End of life care; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84877615982     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01497.x     Document Type: Article

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