Parent and child perspectives on physician communication in pediatric palliative care

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-365

  Hsiao, Jennifer L ^a   Evan, Elana E ^a   Zeltzer, Lonnie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Life limiting illness; Patient preferences; Pediatric palliative care; Physician qualities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 35548968368     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951507000557     Document Type: Article

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