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Understanding End of Life Nursing Practices and End of Life Across Cultures

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Nurses are the largest group of health and social care professionals globally and they are central to the provision of palliative care.

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  1. Division of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Pop Sci Bldg 173, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA

    Betty Ferrell

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, UK

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Ferrell, B., Rosa, W.E. (2023). Understanding End of Life Nursing Practices and End of Life Across Cultures. In: Banerjee, C. (eds) Understanding End of Life Practices: Perspectives on Communication, Religion and Culture. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 187. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29923-0_10

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