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Hospice Care for Children
Ann Armstrong-Dailey and Sarah Zarbock
Abstract
Children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses—and their families—require a unique kind of care to meet a wide variety of needs. This book, now in its third edition, provides an authoritative source for the many people involved in the care of dying children. Written by leading authorities in pediatrics and palliative medicine, it emphasizes practical topics and covers the entire range of issues related to hospice care, from psychological stress to pain and symptom management. The text has been fully updated and includes an international perspective chapter and a chapter written by Child ... More
Keywords: dying children, life-threatening illness, terminal illness, families, pediatrics, palliative medicine, hospice care, psychological stress, pain, symptom management
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2008 | Print ISBN-13: 9780195340709 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195340709.001.0001 |
