Effectiveness of a pediatric palliative home care team as experienced by parents and health care professionals

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 294-300

  Vollenbroich, René ^a   Duroux, Ayda ^a   Grasser, Monika ^a   Brandstätter, Monika ^b   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a,c   Führer, Monika ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE HOME CARE TEAM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858136271     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0196     Document Type: Article

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