Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 99-112 , March 2010

A Comparison of Death Anxiety and Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer or AIDS and Their Family Caregivers

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doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.07.007

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 99-112 , March 2010

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