Patient Control and End-of-Life Care Part II: The Patient Perspective

Deborah L. Volker

David L. Kahn

Joy H. Penticuff

ONF 2004, 31(5), 954-960. DOI: 10.1188/04.ONF.954-960

Purpose/Objectives: To explore the nature of what people with advanced cancer want regarding personal control and comfort at the end of life.

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