Transforming children's palliative care through the International Children's Palliative Care Network

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 109-114

  Downing, Julia ^a   Boucher, Sue ^a   Nkosi, Busi ^a   Steel, Barbara ^a   Marston, Joan ^a  

^a International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE;

CHILD; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84901920868     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.3.109     Document Type: Review

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