"Dying people don't belong here": how cultural aspects of the acute medical ward shape care of the dying

Background: In Canada, most people die in hospital on acute medical units. Research conducted in such units has shown that dying patients often experience uncontrolled symptoms, such as pain and breathlessness. Further, hospitalized patients with end-stage disease and their family members have repor...

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Main Author: Chan, Lisa Suzanne
Other Authors: Mary Ellen Macdonald (Supervisor2)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2014
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=122996

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