Palliative care in pediatric hematological oncology patients: experience of a tertiary hospital

Objective:To evaluate the approach to palliative care for hematological oncology patients in the pediatric ward of a tertiary hospital.Methods:This was a retrospective, descriptive study of 29 hematological oncology patients who died between 2009 and 2011. Data regarding the approach and prevalence...

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Main Authors: Maria Thereza Macedo Valadares, Joaquim Antônio César Mota, Benigna Maria de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842014000600403&lng=en&tlng=en