Parents' perspectives on the deaths of their children in two Brazilian paediatric intensive care units

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 495-502

  Abib El Halal, Gilda M C ^a   Piva, Jefferson P ^b   Lago, Patrícia M ^b   El Halal, Michel G S ^b   Cabral, Felipe C ^c   Nilson, Cristine ^a,b   Garcia, Pedro C R ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Hospital São Lucas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Child death; End of life decision; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886783015     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2013.19.10.495     Document Type: Article

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