Quality of care at the end of life in children with cancer: ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 656-659

  Heath, John A ^a,b,c   Clarke, Naomi E ^a,b,c   McCarthy, Maria ^a   Donath, Susan M ^b,c   Anderson, Vicki A ^b,c   Wolfe, Joanne ^d,e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 70350680501     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01590.x     Document Type: Article

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