Pediatric palliative care programs in children's hospitals: A cross-Sectional national survey

Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1063-1070

  Feudtner, Chris ^a   Womer, James ^a,b   Augustin, Rachel ^c   Remke, Stacy ^d   Wolfe, Joanne ^e   Friebert, Sarah ^f   Weissman, David ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center to Advance Palliative Care   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice care; Hospital care; Palliative care; Pediatric; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890628031     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1286     Document Type: Review

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