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Understanding the concept of a good death in Japan: Differences in the views of doctors, palliative and non-palliative ward nurses
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 07/01/09
Murakawa Y et al. - All the achievement ratings determined in the present study were considerably lower than the necessity ratings given by non-medical staff in a previous study. There were differences among medical staff with respect to their contribution to achieving a component of 'good death' and the concrete means they would use to achieve a 'good death'.
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