Evaluation of a British child bereavement service: The user's perspective

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-303

  Lydon, Anne ^a   Hennings, Jean ^a   Woolley, Bernadette Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement services and support; Child bereavement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77958617169     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147895151000009X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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