Interdisciplinary team training: Preparing new employees for the specialty of hospice and palliative care

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-171

  Egan, Kathleen A ^a   Abbott, Patsy ^a  

^a Hospice of the Western Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency based training; End of life care; Hospice; Interdisciplinary training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014697577     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129191-200207000-00016     Document Type: Article

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