Barriers and facilitators to a ‘good death’ in heart failure: An integrative review

Collegian

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 651-665

  Asano, Reiko ^a   Abshire, Martha ^a   Dennison Himmelfarb, Cheryl ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Good death; Heart failure; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85074396678     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2019.09.010     Document Type: Review

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