Issues and challenges in palliative care for children with cancer

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-255

  Friedman, Debra L ^a   Hilden, Joanne M ^a   Powaski, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 24044439735     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-005-0032-5     Document Type: Review

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