Pediatric palliative care: State of the art

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-92

  Huijer, Huda Abu Saad ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOLISTIC CARE; LEBANON; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEBANON; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SICK ROLE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 45149084159     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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