Palliative Care for the Family Carrying a Fetus with a Life-Limiting Diagnosis

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 787-798

  Munson, David ^a,b,c   Leuthner, Steven R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY COUNSELING; FATALITY; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRISOMY;

EID: 35148846951     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.06.006     Document Type: Review

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