Nurses' experiences in delivering bad news to families of end-of-life patients; a qualitative content analysis.

Aghaei B, Heidari MR, Norouzadeh R, Namdari S, Abbasinia M, Mousavi SK

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-026-02157-2
Published: 2026 May 21
Container: BMC palliative care
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12904-026-02157-2,
  title = {Nurses' experiences in delivering bad news to families of end-of-life patients; a qualitative content analysis.},
  author = {Aghaei B and Heidari MR and Norouzadeh R and Namdari S and Abbasinia M and Mousavi SK},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC palliative care},
  doi = {10.1186/s12904-026-02157-2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-026-02157-2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nurses' experiences in delivering bad news to families of end-of-life patients; a qualitative content analysis.
AU  - Aghaei B
AU  - Heidari MR
AU  - Norouzadeh R
AU  - Namdari S
AU  - Abbasinia M
AU  - Mousavi SK
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC palliative care
DO  - 10.1186/s12904-026-02157-2
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B, A., MR, H., R, N., S, N., M, A., & SK, M. (2026). Nurses' experiences in delivering bad news to families of end-of-life patients; a qualitative content analysis.. BMC palliative care. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-026-02157-2

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