Where do children with complex chronic conditions die? Patterns in Washington State, 1980-1998

Pediatrics

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 656-660

  Feudtner, Chris ^a,b   Silveira, Maria J ^c   Christakis, Dimitri A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; End of life care; Location of death; Medical geography; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEWBORN; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0036218511     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.4.656     Document Type: Article

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