Understanding the palliative care needs of heart failure patients

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 441-445

  Ivany, Elena ^a   While, Alison ^b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gold Standards Framework; Heart failure; Palliative care; Patient education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884826434     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.9.441     Document Type: Article

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