Paediatric palliative care delivered by an adult palliative care service

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-437

  O'Leary, Norma ^a,b   MacCallion, Flynn A ^a   Walsh, E ^a   McQuillan, Regina ^a  

^a St Francis Hospice   (Ireland)

^b Blackrock Hospice   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Homecare service; Paediatrics; Palliative care; Service development; Symptom control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746145266     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216306pm1147oa     Document Type: Article

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