End-of-life care for the dying child: What matters most to parents

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 279-286

  Weidner, Norbert J ^a   Cameron, Marcella ^b   Lee, Rebecca C ^c   McBride, Judy ^b   Mathias, Emily J ^a   Byczkowski, Terri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 84855777171     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971102700404     Document Type: Article

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