Understanding of prognosis among parents of children who died of cancer: Impact on treatment goals and integration of palliative care

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2469-2475

  Wolfe, Joanne ^a,b   Klar, Neil ^a,d   Grier, Holcombe E ^a,b   Duncan, Janet ^b   Salem Schatz, Susanne ^b   Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^e   Weeks, Jane C ^a,c  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COMPREHENSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034669251     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.19.2469     Document Type: Article

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