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School of Health Sciences

Elísabet Hjörleifsdóttir

Professor Emerita
elisabet@unak.is

Location

  • Borgir rannsóknarhús

Specialisation

Palliative and end-of-life care
Research portal - Elísabet Hjörleifsdóttir 

General information

Courses

KRA0110100
Cancer and palliative care

Research

2021
Family caregivers’ experiences of end‐of‐life care in the acute hospital setting. A qualitative study
2021
Experiences of cancer rehabilitation among patients in rural areas in northern Iceland: physical and psychosocial well-being, coping, quality of life, and satisfaction with care. A qualitative study
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