Priorities for global research into children's palliative care: results of an International Delphi Study

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Downing, Julia ^a,b   Knapp, Caprice ^c   Muckaden, Mary Ann ^d   Fowler Kerry, Susan ^e   Marston, Joan ^a  

^a International Children's Palliative Care Network   (South Africa)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's palliative care; Delphi study; International; Research

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CARE; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PASTORAL CARE; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PASTORAL CARE; PEDIATRICS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84938487381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12904-015-0031-1     Document Type: Article

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