Preparing family caregivers for death and bereavement. Insights from caregivers of terminally ill patients.

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Published in J Pain Symptom Manage on June 06, 2008

Authors

Randy S Hebert1, Richard Schulz, Valire C Copeland, Robert M Arnold

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. rhebert@wpahs.org

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