Perspectives on Palliative Care for Children and Young People: A Global Discourse

by Rita Pfund and Susan Kerry-Fowler

Advances in medical science and technology are saving the lives of more children worldwide than ever. Some survive and live out a normal life expectancy, others have a life-limiting/life-threatening diagnosis where death may come early, and still others will live on well past projected life trajectories into adulthood. With so many different care pathways, children, parents and communities often find themselves facing challenges for which neither...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846193338
• ISBN13: 9781846193330
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 348 Pages