Helping the family through the experience of terminal restlessness

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-81

  Brajtman, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing interventions; Palliative care; Sedation; Symptom distress; Terminal restlessness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015480824     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129191-200503000-00010     Document Type: Article

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