Cultural and religious considerations in pediatric palliative care
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Cultural and religious considerations in pediatric palliative care.
OBJECTIVE A growing multicultural society presents healthcare providers with a difficult task of providing appropriate care for individuals who have different life experiences, beliefs, value systems, religions, languages, and notions of healthcare. This is especially vital when end-of-life care is needed during childhood. There is a dearth of literature addressing cultural considerations in th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Palliative and Supportive Care
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1478-9515,1478-9523
DOI: 10.1017/s1478951511001027