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The palliative care clinical nurse consultant: An essential link

  • Margaret O’Connor, RN, DN MN, B.Theol

      Affiliations

    • Vivian Bullwinkel Chair of Palliative Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, McMahons Road, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 3 9904 4053.
  • ,
  • Ysanne Chapman, RN, PhD (Adelaide), MSc (Hons), BEd (Nsg), GDE, DNE, DRM

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 5122 6670.

Received 8 August 2007 ,Accepted 14 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2008.06.002

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Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 151-157 , October 2008