Bereaved Parents' Perspectives on Pediatric Palliative Care

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-338

  Robert, Rhonda ^a   Zhukovsky, Donna S ^a   Mauricio, Riza ^a   Gilmore, Katherine ^a   Morrison, Shirley ^b   Palos, Guadalupe R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

end of life; family; palliative care; pediatric cancer; social work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84870981129     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2012.732023     Document Type: Article

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