Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 290-300 , August 2008

Emergency Nurses’ Perceptions of Size, Frequency, and Magnitude of Obstacles and Supportive Behaviors in End-of-Life Care

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 Supported in part by Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

PII: S0099-1767(07)00522-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.09.004

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 290-300 , August 2008

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