Palliative and terminal care for dying children; proposals for better care

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-61

  Perilongo, Giorgio ^a   Rigon, Luca ^a   Sainati, Laura ^a   Cesaro, Simone ^a   Carli, Modesto ^a   Zanesco, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Children; Palliative care; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DYING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0034953029     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.1165     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Terminal care of the dying child
2. Challenges in identifying children for palliative care
3. Guidelines for assistance to terminal ill children with cancer. A report of the SIOP working committee on psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology
4. Guidelines for assistance to siblings of children with cancer. A report of the SIOP working committee on psychosocial issue in pediatric oncology