Parental perceptions of end-of-life care on paediatric intensive care units: A literature review

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-139

  Longden, Jennifer V ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paediatric intensive care; Parents

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE; MALE; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PERCEPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 80052093970     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2011.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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