Race does not influence do-not-resuscitate status or the number or timing of end-of-life care discussions at a pediatric oncology referral center

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Baker, Justin N ^a,c   Rai, Shesh ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Srivastava, Kumar ^a   Kane, Javier R ^a   Zawistowski, Christine A ^b   Burghen, Elizabeth A ^a   Gattuso, Jami S ^a   West, Nancy ^a   Althoff, Jennifer ^a   Funk, Adam ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Mail Stop 260 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANK SUM TEST; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERMINAL CARE; TIME OF DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEDIATRICS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849110245     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0172     Document Type: Review

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