Open AccessPediatric End-of-Life Care for Taiwanese Children Who Died As a Result of Cancer From 2001 Through 2006
Author(s) -
Siew Tzuh Tang,
YenNi Hung,
Tsang-Wu Liu,
DongTsamn Lin,
YuehChih Chen,
ShiaoChi Wu,
Tsui Hsia Hsu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2010.32.5639
Subject(s) - medicine , end of life care , pediatric cancer , cancer , childhood cancer , gerontology , pediatrics , family medicine , palliative care , nursing
Patterns of aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care have not been extensively explored in a pediatric cancer population, especially outside Western countries. The purpose of this population-based study was to examine trends in aggressive pediatric EOL cancer care in Taiwan.
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