Retrospective Cohort Study on the Administration of Sedative for Delirium in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients and Survival Time
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Park, Hyoung Sook
(College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
Kim, Dae Sook (Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Hospital) Bae, Eun Hee (Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Hospital) Kim, Jung Rim (Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Hospital) Seo, Jung Hwa (Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Hospital) Yun, Jung Mi (Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Hospital) |
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