Managing fatigue: A trial of group and individual educational support for hospice outpatients

European Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 166-168

  Littlechild, Barbara ^a  

^a Trinity Hospice   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84979294581     PISSN: 13522779     EISSN: 14790793     Source Type: Journal    
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