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Communicating terminal prognosis: The provider's role in reframing hope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2018

Jennifer Currin-McCulloch Open the ORCID record for Jennifer Currin-McCulloch [Opens in a new window] ,
Megan Lippe ,
Kristi Acker  and
Barbara Jones
Jennifer Currin-McCulloch*
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work, Austin, TX
Megan Lippe
Affiliation:
Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Kristi Acker
Affiliation:
Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Barbara Jones
Affiliation:
The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work, Austin, TX
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Author for correspondence: Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, L.M.S.W., O.S.W-C., The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work, 1925 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78712. E-mail: [email protected]
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 16 , Issue 6 , December 2018 , pp. 803 - 805
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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