Silence is not golden: Communicating with children dying from cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3629-3631

  Beale, Estela A ^a   Baile, Walter F ^a   Aaron, Joann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANCER MORTALITY; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DENIAL; FEMALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 20644449052     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.11.015     Document Type: Review

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