Pediatric palliative medicine. Responsibilities and aims in the care of dying children and their families;Palliativmedizin in der kinderheilkunde. Aufgaben und ziele in der betreuung sterbender kinder und ihrer familien

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 512-516

  Fuhrer M ^a   Zernikow, B ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Epidemiology; Life limiting diseases; Networking of available resources; Pediatric palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; DYING; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK;

EID: 21244498585     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00112-005-1148-8     Document Type: Article

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