Research
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Latest papers
It takes a whole community: the contribution of rural hospice volunteers to whole-person palliative care.
Journal of palliative care · 2010 · first author
So no one dies alone: a study of hospice volunteering with rural seniors.
Journal of palliative care · 2007 · first author
2 publications.
01
It takes a whole community: the contribution of rural hospice volunteers to whole-person palliative care.
McKee M, Kelley ML, Guirguis-Younger M, MacLean M, Nadin S
Journal of palliative care2010First author
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So no one dies alone: a study of hospice volunteering with rural seniors.
McKee M, Kelley ML, Guirguis-Younger M
Journal of palliative care2007First author
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