Neonatologists' perspectives of palliative and end-of-life care in neonatal intensive care units

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 731-735

  Cortezzo, D E ^a   Sanders, M R ^a   Brownell, E ^b   Moss, K ^a  

^a Farmington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers to palliative care; current palliative care practices; neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NEONATOLOGIST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84883463072     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.38     Document Type: Article

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