Hospitalization in children eligible for palliative care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 711-717

  Benini, Franca ^a   Trapanotto, Manuela ^a   Spizzichino, Marco ^b   Lispi, Lucia ^b   Pozza, Laura Visonà Dalla ^a   Ferrante, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Health Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DISEASE DURATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 77954432300     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0308     Document Type: Article

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