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Absolutely fabulous—But are we? Carers’ perspectives on satisfaction with a palliative homecare service

  • Lera O’Connor, RN, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Lancaster University, England, United Kingdom
    • Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research & RN Inpatient Palliative Care Unit, Cabrini Palliative Care Service, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Anne Gardner, RN, CritCareCert, MPH, PhD, MRCNA

      Affiliations

    • James Cook University & Townsville Health Service District, Queensland, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: IMB 105, 1st Floor, The Townsville Hospital, PO Box 670, Townsville, Queensland 4814, Australia. Tel.: +61 07 4796 2552; fax: +61 07 4796 2561.
    • ,
  • Lynne Millar, BA(Psych Hons)

      Affiliations

    • James Cook University & Townsville Health Service District, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Peter Bennett, RN, CritCareCert, BBus(Admin)

      Affiliations

    • Cabrini Palliative Care Service, Victoria, Australia

Received 13 November 2008 ,Revised 19 March 2009 ,Accepted 28 April 2009.

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