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Does referral to specialist paediatric palliative care services reduce hospital admissions in oncology patients at the end of life?

BACKGROUND: Despite advances in the treatment of childhood cancer, some children continue to die from their disease. This study aimed to assess the impact of specialist paediatric palliative care services (SPPCSs) on the number of hospital admissions in children who subsequently died from cancer in...

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Autores principales: Fraser, L K, van Laar, M, Miller, M, Aldridge, J, McKinney, P A, Parslow, R C, Feltbower, R G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3619259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23449361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.89