The support needs of terminally ill people living alone at home: a narrative review

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The support needs of terminally ill people living alone at home: a narrative review

Context: The number of terminally ill people who live alone at home and without a caregiver is growing and exerting pressure on the stretched resources of home-based palliative care services. Objectives: We aimed to highlight the unmet support needs of terminally ill people who live alone at home an...

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Main Authors:	Aoun, Samar, Breen, Lauren, Howting, Denise
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22782

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