Death notification: Practical guidelines for health care professionals

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-34

  Moroni Leash, R ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

death (sudden); death notification; truth disclosure

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEATH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; TELEPHONE;

EID: 9244240840     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-199605000-00005     Document Type: Review

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