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Palliative care for infants, children, and adolescents : a practical handbook / edited by Brian S. Carter and Marcia Levetown ; foreword by Kathleen M. Foley.
Holman Biotech Commons RJ249 .P356 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terminally ill children--Care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Terminally ill children.
- Palliative treatment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Palliative treatment.
- Palliative Care.
- Adolescent.
- Palliative Care--methods.
- Child.
- Infant.
- Terminal Care.
- Terminal Care--methods.
- Chronic Disease.
- Terminally ill children--Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Palliative Care.
- Adolescent.
- Palliative Care--methods.
- Child.
- Infant.
- Terminal Care.
- Terminal Care--methods.
- Chronic Disease.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 399 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- "A case-based clinical handbook, [Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents] combines a pragmatic approach to symptom management with a humanitarian approach emphasizing more abstract issues such as psychological support for both patient and caregiver." -- SciTech Book News
- "This practical guide provides professionals involved in pediatric end-of-life care with comprehensive information for hands-on care in a single volume." -- Home Health Care Nurse
- Contents:
- Epidemiology and health services research / Chris Feudtner and Stephen R. Connor
- Goals, values, and conflict resolution / Carson Strong ... [et al.]
- Barriers, education, and advocacy in palliative care / Joel Frader ... [et al.]
- Decision making in pediatric palliative care / Yarrow McConnell, Gerri Frager, and Marcia Levetown
- Communication at the end of life / Ross M. Hays ... [et al.]
- Psychosocial and spiritual needs of the child and family / Stacy F. Orloff ... [et al.]
- Holistic management of symptoms / Richard Hain ... [et al.]
- Bereavement / Betty Davies ... [et al.]
- The other side of caring: caregiver suffering / Cynda H. Rushton
- The high-risk newborn / Suzanne Toce ... [et al.]
- Palliative care in the pediatric intensive care unit / Marcia Levetown, Stephen Liben, and Marylene Audet
- Palliative care in the home, school, and community / Bruce P. Himelstein ... [et al.]
- The child with a genetic condition / Sara Perszyk and Anthony Perszyk
- The child with HIV infection / Brian S. Carter ... [et al.]
- Children and adolescents with cancer / Joanne M. Hilden ... [et al.].
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-384) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0801879698
- 080188005X
- OCLC:
- 54455024
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