The media critique of the Liverpool Care Pathway: Some implications for nursing education

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 275-280

  Watts, Tessa ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life care; LCP; Liverpool Care Pathway; Media; Nurse education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879847524     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.6.275     Document Type: Article

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