Away from home: Experiences of Mexican American families in pediatric palliative care

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-204

  Contro, Nancy ^a   Davies, Betty ^b,c   Larson, Judith ^b   Sourkes, Barbara ^d  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Immigration; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTS; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78649868110     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2010.529020     Document Type: Article

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