Follow-up after a child's death in the pediatric intensive care unit: Can it improve family outcomes'

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 676-677

  Meert, Kathleen L ^a   Eggly, Susan ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CHILD DEATH; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FOLLOW UP; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 81155139095     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182076d5d     Document Type: Editorial

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