Tender mercies: Increasing access to Hospice services for children with life-threatening conditions

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-319

  Dabbs, Devon ^a   Butterworth, Lori ^a   Hall, Elinor ^b  

^a Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition   (United States)

^b Independent Health Policy and Management Consultant

Author keywords

Children; Coalitian; Hospice; Medi Cal; Medicaid; Palliative Care; Pediatrics; Waiver

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548303937     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NMC.0000288003.10500.00     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. American Academy of Pediatrics. (2002). Policy statement: Pediatric palliative care. Committee on Bioethics and Committee on Hospital Care. Retrieved February 12,2007, from aappolicy.aappublications.org/ egi/content/full/pediatrics
2. Field, M. J., & Behrman, R. E. (Eds.), Committee on Palliative and End-ofLife Care for Children and Their Families. (2003). When children die: Improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and their families. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.