Life-threatening neuromuscular disorders: Interest in palliative care for children and their families;Maladies neuromusculaires mettant en jeu le pronostic vital: Intérêt d'une démarche palliative pour les enfants et leurs familles

Medecine Palliative

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 283-290

  Rushton, Cynda H ^a,b   Geller, Gail ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Hope; Pediatric palliative care; Quality of care; Spinal muscular atrophy type I

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649907773     PISSN: 16366522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medpal.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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