End-of-Life Care in Pediatrics. Ethics, Controversies, and Optimizing the Quality of Death.

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 725-739

  Basu, Rajit K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric end of life care; Quality of death

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DYING; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF DEATH; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877068034     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.02.009     Document Type: Review

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