Talking about Death with Children Who Have Severe Malignant Disease
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- 16 September 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (12), 1175-1186
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa040366
Abstract
One of the questions faced by the parents of a child who is terminally ill with a malignant disease is whether or not they should talk about death with their child.Keywords
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