Navigating uncharted territory: Experiences of families when a child is dying

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-43

  Steele, Rose ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 17444376058     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970502100106     Document Type: Article

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