Promoting Volunteer Capacity in Hospice Palliative Care: A Narrative Review

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-78

  Pesut, Barbara ^a   Hooper, Brenda ^b   Lehbauer, Suzanne ^c   Dalhuisen, Miranda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Trail Hospice Society   (Canada)

^c Castlegar Hospice Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

end of life; hospice; palliative; review; terminal; volunteers

Indexed keywords

HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTEER;

HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84893158592     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909112470485     Document Type: Article

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