Deathbed phenomena reported by patients in palliative care: Clinical opportunities and responses

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 117-125

  Devery, Kim ^a   Rawlings, Deb ^a   Tieman, Jennifer ^a   Damarell, Raechel ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Flinders University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude to death; Caregiversm hallucinations; Compassion; Deathbed phenomena; Palliative care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84926181333     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2015.21.3.117     Document Type: Review

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