Caring for children dying from cancer at home: A qualitative study of the experience of primary care practitioners

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 545-553

  Neilson, Sue J ^a,b   Kai, Joe ^c   Macarthur, Christine ^b   Greenfield, Sheila M ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family medicine; Paediatric; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80052919928     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr007     Document Type: Article

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