Journal
of Pain & Symptom Management, April 2014, vol./is. 47/4(806-13)
Culver
Wygant CR, Bruera E, Hui D
Palliative care patients may be at high risk for intimate partner violence because they are generally
more vulnerable and dependent and more isolated as a result of physical and
functional deterioration. In this article, the authors discuss a patient with advanced cancer who experienced IPV in the palliative care setting and use the case to highlight some of the management issues regarding IPV.
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