The child's voice in pediatric palliative and end-of-life care

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 337-342

  Hinds, Pamela S ^a   Menard, Johanna C ^a   Jacobs, Shana S ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Palliative and end of life care; Pediatric; Pediatric patient reported outcomes

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871691194     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X12Y.0000000035     Document Type: Review

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