The spiritual needs of parents at the time of their child's death in the pediatric intensive care unit and during bereavement: A qualitative study

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Meert, Kathleen L ^a,b   Thurston, Celia S ^b   Briller, Sherylyn H ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Critical care; Death; Interviews; Parent child relations; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ALTRUISM; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD DEATH; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MEMORY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SUPPORT GROUP; TRUST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 22144465208     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000163679.87749.CA     Document Type: Article

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