What went wrong with the liverpool care pathway and how can we avoid making the same mistakes again?

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 372-373

  Hughes, Sean ^a   Preston, Nancy ^a   Payne, Sheila ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84883298154     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.8.372     Document Type: Note

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