Quality of end of life care and its association with nurse practice environments in U.S. hospitals
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Lasater, K.B., Sloane, D.M, McHugh, M.D., Aiken, L.H. (2019). Quality of end of life care and its association with nurse practice environments in U.S. hospitals. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(2), 302-308.
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