Challenges to participation in paediatric palliative care research: A review of the literature

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 435-440

  Tomlinson, Deborah ^a   Bartels, Ute ^a   Hendershot, Eleanor ^a   Constantin, Julie ^a   Wrathall, Glynis ^a   Sung, Lilian ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Paediatric palliative care research; Parental recruitment; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 34547868478     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307077173     Document Type: Review

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