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Children's palliative care in Africa /

The unique needs of dying children are particularly evident in Africa, where the scale of the problem is enormous. This book provides practical and realistic guidance for health care professionals on how to deliver good quality palliative care in this difficult environment, despite the significant c...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Amery, Justin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Terminally ill children > Care > Africa.
Palliative treatment > Africa.
Palliative treatment.
Children.
Preschool children.
Infants.
Terminal care.
Hospice care.
Africa.
Palliative Care
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Infant
Terminal Care
Africa
Hospice Care
Enfants malades en phase terminale > Soins > Afrique.
Soins palliatifs > Afrique.
Soins palliatifs.
Enfants.
Enfants d'âge préscolaire.
Nourrissons.
Soins en phase terminale.
Afrique.
children (people by age group)
infants.
Terminal care
Preschool children
Infants
Hospice care
Children
Palliative treatment
Terminally ill children > Care
Medicine.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Pediatrics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The unique needs of dying children are particularly evident in Africa, where the scale of the problem is enormous. This book provides practical and realistic guidance for health care professionals on how to deliver good quality palliative care in this difficult environment, despite the significant challenges it presents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 424 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.