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A comparative study of death anxiety in hospice and emergency nurses.

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A comparative study of death anxiety in hospice and emergency nurses. / Payne, Sheila; Dean, S. J.; Klaus, C.
In: Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 28, No. 4, 10.1998, p. 700-706.

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Payne, S, Dean, SJ & Klaus, C 1998, 'A comparative study of death anxiety in hospice and emergency nurses.', Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 700-706. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00632.x

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Payne S, Dean SJ, Klaus C. A comparative study of death anxiety in hospice and emergency nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 1998 Oct;28(4):700-706. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00632.x

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Payne, Sheila ; Dean, S. J. ; Klaus, C. / A comparative study of death anxiety in hospice and emergency nurses. In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 1998 ; Vol. 28, No. 4. pp. 700-706.

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