Facilitating the care of terminally ill children

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 320-324

  McQuillan, Regina ^a,b   Finlay, Ilora ^a  

^a Holme Tower Marie Curie Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b St Francis Hospice   (Ireland)

Author keywords

palliative care; Pediatrics; symptom control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0030297110     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(96)00186-8     Document Type: Article

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