A scoping review of family experience and need during end of life care in intensive care

Nursing Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-35

  Coombs, Maureen ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

End of life; Family experience; Family need; Intensive care; Scoping review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995657166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20541058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.14     Document Type: Review

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