Improving quality of life in hospitalized children

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 749-760

  Rapoport, Adam ^a   Weingarten, Kevin ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Distress; Hospital; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMFORT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILDREN; DISTRESS; HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84904977946     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.04.010     Document Type: Review

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