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Section 2: Gender, Health And Family Perspectives

The immediate needs of relatives during the hospitalisation of acutely ill older relatives

Isabel HigginsClinical Nurse Consultant Research and Practice Development, Hunter New England Health –Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of HealthUniversity of NewcastleNewcastleNSW, Australia
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Terry Joyce Senior Research Officer Faculty of HealthUniversity of NewcastleNewcastleNSW, Australia
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Vicki Parker Clinical Nurse Consultant Hunter New England Health and Conjoint Senior Lecturer Faculty of HealthUniversity of NewcastleNewcastleNSW, Australia
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Mary FitzgeraldSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and NutritionJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleQLD, Australia
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Margaret McMillan Deputy Executive Dean Faculty of HealthUniversity of NewcastleNewcastleNSW, Australia
Pages 208-220 | Received 21 Jul 2006, Accepted 24 Apr 2007, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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