Choreographing the end of life in a neonate

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 343-349

  Milstein, Jay M ^a,c   Raingruber, Bonnie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; End of life care; Healing; Neonate; Paradigm of integrative care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; PARENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TWINS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEONATAL NURSING; NEONATOLOGY; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TWINS; YIN-YANG;

EID: 35348934881     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909107305645     Document Type: Article

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