Comparing pediatric deaths with and without hospice support

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 746-750

  Dickens, David S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood death; Comparative effectiveness; Pediatric hospice; Pediatric palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOPE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77950487937     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22413     Document Type: Article

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