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Caring until the end.

K Code·J Paul
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As palliative care nurses working in a community based palliative care setting, we have found that patients and their carers (be they non-professional carers, family and/ or friends) have different needs at different times when it comes to information about illness and prognosis.

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K Code, J Paul. 1997. Caring until the end.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9386392/

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